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Wimbledon, the day when the players make their move as the business end

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approaches. But what is the state of play as it stands. First, the women.

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A famous five-time winner has gone and so has the number two seed. The

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favourite now is the 2004 Queen. But challenges wait. As for the men,

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still in the draw is a magnificent seven time champion. A two-time

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king. 2011's main man. And of course, last year's hero. Andy

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Murray's defence has been peerless so far, but the big three loom.

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Today, he plays for a place in the quarterfinals, as do many of the

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remaining men and women left in the draw. Today, prepare for a feast of

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tennis. Welcome to week two of Wimbledon 2014.

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Big crowds again, no surprises. It is one of the most popular days of

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the Championships with so many singles matches taking place on the

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outside courts. The weather singles matches taking place on the

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outside courts. The is set fair as well. The slightest chance of a

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shower. Andy Murray will be back on court today, on Centre Court. He

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lost 32 games last year in the first week, just 19 this year. No wonder

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we are all looking so relaxed. He is second on Centre Court.

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We will see Sabine Lisicki, last year's runner-up. She won her first

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set last night against Ana Ivanovic. That match continues.

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Caroline Wozniacki will be on court 12 today.

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Agnieszka Radwanska is in a playful mood this morning. Petra Kvitova is

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up against Shuai Peng. Stan Wawrinka is making his way back from the

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practice courts. He plays the third round match today on Court Two.

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practice courts. He plays the third Grigor Dimitrov is also in action.

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Ana Ivanovic was not happy on Court One last night. It was getting dark.

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She is back there again today. We will be keeping an eye on this young

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lady, it Eugenie Bouchard from Canada. One of the rising stars of

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the game. Talking of the weather, that is the view at the moment.

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Glorious weather conditions. Not too hot at Wimbledon. We have

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third-round and fourth-round matches to enjoy on this second Monday,

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often called Magic Monday. Play gets underway on the outside courts very

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soon. Centre and number one courts start at one o'clock. First up is

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Alize Cornet, the giant killer. She put out Serena Williams.

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Ana Ivanovic has lost the opening set from her match on Saturday. They

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are back out today. Angelique Kerber, the runner-up at Eastbourne

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is up against Maria Sharapova. Players getting underway very soon.

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On Court Number Two, Stan Wawrinka will be up against Denis Istomin

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very soon. You can watch that match on the red button.

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Over on court 12, we were expecting to see Madison Keys out there but we

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will tell you more about her in a moment. But it is Caroline Wozniacki

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up against Barbra Zahlavova Strycova from the Czech Republic. That is

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also on the red button. Over on Court Three, Feliciano Lopez

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who was a finalist at Queen 's club and a winner, he is up against

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another of the big servers. We know a lot about him, John Isner. We will

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be heading out to court eight very soon to see this one on BBC Two,

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Simone Bolelli up against Kei Nishikori. They are tied at three

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games all in the fifth set. Tracy is here. This day is

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wonderful, the second Monday. Anyone who is anyone is on board today.

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Absolutely. It is always the most magical day in tennis. We did not

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get some match has finished on Saturday but everybody is out there.

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Know Roger or Rafa. That whole section of the draw is being held

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over two tomorrow. Absolutely. It will make it little bit difficult

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for some players because on the mend's side there might be some men

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who have to play three days in a row which is very physically demanding

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when they have to play five sets. On the winning's side, they could play

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four days in a row. It is very physically demanding and emotionally

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demanding. In a Grand Slam, you are used to a day. The top half of the

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draw include Novak Djokovic Andy Murray, they get to have a nice day

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off and come back tomorrow. It is an advantage top half. Absolutely but

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know that Djokovic has his hands full against Tsonga. He played a

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terrific match in the last round. Joe knows his way around a grass

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court. He can be so dangerous. Novak has beaten him the last ten times.

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If Jo-Wilfried is on, he can beat anyone. He is so aggressive and

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relentless at coming forward. What about Andy's opponent? He is very

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tall! He is six foot eight. He looks 610! His serve is huge. What is

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difficult to get used to lose the trajectory of the ball. Andy is one

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of the best returners in the game. Because Andy has so much

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versatility, he will be able to get the ball low with the slices and get

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it below the level of his knees. Kevin Anderson has beaten Andy on

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hard. It is different on grass. Andy is on a 16 match run here at the All

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England Club, dating back to the Olympics in 2012. He is feeling so

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much confidence. Anderson has beaten him but his record against the big

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servers is rated, against players like Isner. You feel that Kevin

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Anderson will move better. That is what he has worked on this year.

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Kevin Anderson is having the career year of his life. He has improved

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his movement. He has won many more matches this year. Andy knows this

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can be a dangerous opponent. But again, I think Andy is playing so

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well. He is second on Centre Court. Madison Keys was the last American

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left in the draw but now she has gone because this actually happened

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on Saturday night. This was 9:30pm at night. She already had her right

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leg strapped. Now the left leg was injured and she called for the

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trainer. She won the Eastbourne tournament and had so many matches

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and had 3-set matches here as well. She had the trainer on and the

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medical time-out. This is getting dark at this stage. It has gone

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beyond 930 PM. They asked her to play one more game. You could see

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she could barely put any weight on the leg. At six games all they said

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it was it for the night. No surprise, you could hardly see

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anything out there. Look at that! You need a head lamp to play. A good

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thing she was 19, she could see the ball a bit better. She looked so

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impressive that is born. She has a huge future on grass. -- she was

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very impressive at Eastbourne. We have been predicting great things

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for Madison. She is really learning how to construct points better. This

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is an interesting dynamic. She had lost the first set. We thought she

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was going to serve it out and then she gets the other leg injured.

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Berry disappointing but overall, I think she will be very positive with

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what has happened in this grass court season. She is only 19 so she

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has a bright future. She certainly does. Talking bright futures, there

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is one for Eugenie Bouchard. Li McKenzie -- Lee McKenzie is by the

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practice courts. She's going through the motions of final practice. There

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is nothing about going through the motions with Eugenie Bouchard. It is

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focused, planned and very like Maria Sharapova who incidentally, happens

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to be her rival. Her formula she seems to be following about how to

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manage high profile attractive young tennis player. All the sponsors want

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her to have their logos on her shirt. It is easy to forget she is

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only 20 years old. She stayed in the juniors until her last year because

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she wanted to win a junior title which he did on the singles and

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doubles. She has a taste of the big courts. She has a very solid and

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supportive team around her. Her mum travels with her a lot. Head coach

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has been with person she was 12 years old. She has recently taken on

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a top fitness trainer. She knows exactly what she wants and when she

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was nine she decided she wanted to be a tennis player and be number one

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was nine she decided she wanted to be a tennis player and be number and

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to be honest with you, that is where she is heading.

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to be honest with you, that is where she We have a great match ahead of

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us. We really do have a great match

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ahead of us. Her army, there are a lot of them, she has so many fans

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around the world. She got to the semifinals at the Australian Open,

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followed it up with the semifinals at the French Open, she knows where

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she is going. She set her goals. Sam hit on it nicely. She reminds me of

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Maria Sharapova. She has a big game. She has a massive serve, moves well,

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is so aggressive. I practised next to her and she spent a lot of time

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on her return of serve. There were balls flying back and forth. She is

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focused on the next shot. She has so many distractions. She did not

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expect to play Alize Cornet today. She was expecting to play Serena

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Williams but she is a tough customer. How did your practice

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session go? I practised with Lindsay. We did not want to overdo

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it! Alize Cornet, she mentioned -- you mentioned her, she beat Serena

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Williams. Serena did not look like the old Serena. She wasn't Serena.

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She had three aces. We are used to her when she's struggling with the

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rest of the game. She had just about the same number of winners as Alize

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Cornet. We are used to Serena being able to elevate on grass. She is

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normally smooth and she was not when she played Alize. Alize said she had

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beaten her before. When she went out there, she felt confidence. Serena

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not getting past the fourth round of a Grand Slam this year, I just

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wonder if that locker room affect, when players are already intimidated

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by her, whether she has lost a bit of that. Only the second time she's

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in the fourth round of a Grand Slam, I wonder whether Bouchard might be

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more aggressive for her? It is an interesting matchup. She played once

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on clay. Alize Cornet won that one match. A really different opponent

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that she will be facing today. Corn it does not have a massive serve but

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she gets so many balls back and play. She threw in some slices to

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change place and that could be effective. We will see that at one

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o'clock on Centre Court. There is a match in the fifth and final set

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that we are going to join. Here is Kei Nishikori up against Simone

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Bolelli. Let's join this one with Jason Goodall and Nick Mullins.

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This is a match which called time at around 915 PM on Saturday evening.

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These two decided to suspend hostilities for 24 hours or so.

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Bolelli immediately picking up from the rhythm he had on Saturday

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evening. We saw him play some superb aggressive tennis. The forehand is a

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little weaker from a technical perspective. He can generate more

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pace with that shot. Bolelli is better when he can

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dictate play. There is Bolelli's Davis Cup

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captain. nervous here. Bolelli needs to make

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the most of that. is superb. The base you are hitting

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from has to be perfect and it was. Much more of a work-out than he

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would have ideally wanted on this Monday morning but the 24-year-old

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Japanese, who really is enjoying the best year of his career so far, is

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on the board at the start of the second week. He broke into the

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world's top ten for the first time earlier this year. He beat Roger

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Federer in Miami. Became the clay-court champion in Barcelona and

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he really should have beaten Rafael Nadal in the final in Madrid but for

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the back problem he had. Nadal was finding it tough to win points. Few

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players have been able to dominate Nadal like Nishikori did. The only

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other player was perhaps Novak Djokovic. That is where Michael

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Chang, who has had a positive influence on Nishikori this season,

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is better prepared emotionally to work the point is little longer. He

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understands the difference between defending and attacking on a clay

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court. He was not as aggressive as I thought he was going to be.

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The return is a little better of the backhand.

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Bolelli thought he had blown his chance to be here this year when he

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lost in the final round of qualifying at Roehampton but he got

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a break as a lucky loser replacing for who pulled out of the main draw.

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The last lucky loser to reach the third round was him. He was beaten a

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couple of years ago by Richard Gasquet. The last lucky loser to

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reach the fourth round, the bumper sized Belgian Dick Norman back in

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95. Bolelli is more comfortable coming

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underneath the backhand. I'm sure if the Japanese supporters

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had a choice, they would have stayed here all day yesterday to make sure

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they had a seat. They sat on court 18 through part of a win in's match

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in their coats staving off the rain, determined to watch their

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hero, and then the court was switched. They flew down the hill.

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If you are caught in the stampede, you were very unfortunate.

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Brilliant. The first three games since the resumption, all won by the

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server, Nishikori. SUE BARKER: It was so entertaining

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on Saturday evening and it is living up to the billing once again. We are

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in for a great finish out here on Caught eight. Other matches are

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available. This one on the red button, Stan Wawrinka and Denis

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Istomin. Caroline Wozniacki also on the red

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button. She is in trouble against Strycova.

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On Court Three, Feliciano Lopez and John Isner. You can follow that on

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line. That is the other third-round match to be completed. That

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line. That is the other third-round is happening elsewhere. Back we go.

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The 10th seed, just a game away. This has been an arm wrestle from

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start to finish. That is why Bolelli is so good. Once

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he can control the rally he has won the vast majority of points. Very

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comfortable stepping inside the baseline. A lovely technique moving

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through the volley. A joy to watch. There is so much more player --

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pressure on the players serving second.

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service game for the entire match so far. -- largely in control. That is

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not what is going on in his head at the moment.

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That backhand return is usually one of his strongest assets. Bolelli

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missed a couple of backhands in this game so I do not know why he did not

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return crosscourt, high percentage play, he had a chance of making it.

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A good indication of how tight both players game. -- are this game.

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Italian nerves, which are entirely understandable. One of this year's

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looking losers is on the verge of achieving here. -- lucky.

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The court time has lasted three hours and 12 minutes. In reality, it

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has spread itself over three days. This is much point for the 10th

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seed. -- match point. A contest that started on Saturday

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tea-time, it reaches its conclusion on Monday lunchtime. And Japan's big

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noise, the best player they have at the moment, Kei Nishikori, is into

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the fourth round and the second week proper. He has finally seen off the

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challenge of the Italian unlucky loser Simone Bolelli. Such a nice

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reaction from Nishikori. For Bolelli, problems with his wrist and

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coming back from surgery, he will be disappointed he could not make more

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of the opportunities at the end of the fourth set, break points in the

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fifth set. Nishikori is safely through and he has plenty of tennis

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still to play in the Championships. Always entertaining tennis, great to

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watch Kei Nishikori. And he will be back on court tomorrow. Stanislas

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Rinker has started his match on Court Number Two -- Stanislas

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Wawrinka. Against Denis Istomin. That match is on the red button.

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Also on the red button, Felicity Arnaud Lopez is enjoying such good

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form on the grass court this summer. -- Felicity Arnaud Lopez. He is

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playing big server John Isner. For-all. That is on the red button.

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-- four. We are heading to Court 12, it Caroline Wozniacki is in

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trouble, she is down four games against one against the player that

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put out we know. So the 16th seed is in trouble. -- Li Na.

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There will be a certain amount of tension between the years at the

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moment, being on the wrong end of the wrong break -- the years. It

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looks more, doesn't it, Liz? That is the back of the court. Somebody high

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up on the stand to the left. Somebody not feeling great at this

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moment, it seems. The steward is there, as ever, to deal with the

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problem. It will be Caroline Wozniacki to

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serve. That is possibly the worst shot

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Barbora Zahlavova Strycova has played at this match so far.

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It was not outside the line, but the inside. It was close. She does not

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like the return of serve. We do not have Hawk-eye, we have to

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do it the old-fashioned way. That is the umpire's way.

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The backhand is the trademark of Wozniacki. She does a much better

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job of generating pace from the backhand side than the forehand

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side. The forehand, she has a harder time flattening that aside out. --

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that side. The players have been slightly disturbed by the problem in

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the stand. Caroline's dad, the gentleman on the

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right in the blue, in the stand. Various other cultures -- coaches

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have helped in her career but her dad has always been there.

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Strycova, 2-4. I will rephrase that, for-2. She is

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reading. -- four. She is leading. After a problem over a call, she

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played two shots in the last game. And that is not a great start to

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this game. Wozniacki will be on her toes.

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She has good versatility on that backhand side, Strycova. Good

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variety as well. She comes in and this is a nice touch. Just landing

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very short. No chance for Wozniacki. That is exactly the kind of point

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Caroline Wozniacki is so well-known for, moving her opponent round,

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drawing them nearer. This is the variety I was talking

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about. To be able to serve and volley, 76 mph but placed perfectly.

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Right in the corner. She has been successful just about every time she

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has come in. There was a moment in that rally

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where Wozniacki had such a chance to go in and folly. She did not hit the

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forehand hard enough and she paid the price -- volley.

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UMPIRE: miss Strycova leads. New balls, please.

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She certainly has had a very good half an hour on this court. That is

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her coach on the right. He will be very happy with her. She is playing

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a better all court game. 10-3 in favour of that lady on the screen.

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Being more creative, she is coming in a lot more. She has made more

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unforced errors but also she has made more winners. Nine of 11 net

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points have been won. She certainly looks much more

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comfortable, which is easier when you are in the lead and you started

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well at the early wake. -- break. Wozniacki, 16th seed, finds herself

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serving to stay in this opening set. New set of balls. Providing, she

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will hope, better performance from her.

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That is too good point --. First serve, 90 mph. Strycova moves on the

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angle, she can move parallel to the baseline, so she cut off the angle

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on the serve. Not good enough. Caroline Wozniacki

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hit it straight back. This was the attempted folly, it was not played

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well enough -- volley. Wozniacki heading straight back to her

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opponent. Just apologising afterwards.

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It is quite often that she does not seem to go down the line if there is

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an option of going across court. You could have got a truck down, there

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was so much space! Strycova is being aggressive and

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Caroline Wozniacki is being wrong-footed. But she is being

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rewarded, she is being more aggressive, she is coming in more

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and she has big up off the ground and Wozniacki -- bigger. Wozniacki

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has questions to answer here, this is a big point.

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Set point. Strycova, from the Czech Republic.

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She has been the boss from the word go. She has a set in her pocket.

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Sue Barker: It looks like she will cause another big upset. We will

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keep you up-to-date. So much happening on the second Monday and

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these are some of the players that will feature this afternoon.

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So far, this Wimbledon, Andy Murray has been playing like a champion but

:48:17.:48:21.

today he faces big serving Kevin and on who is in the best form of his

:48:22.:48:27.

career. Queen's champion Grigor Dimitrov is another player who has

:48:28.:48:31.

had a great year and the 11th seed or fancy his chances against

:48:32.:48:36.

Leonardo Mayer who is in the fourth round of the Grand Slam for the four

:48:37.:48:42.

-- for the first time. Serena Williams was knocked out on Saturday

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by Alize Cornet but 19 Wozniacki prove another tough challenge --

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Eugenie Bouchard. Ana Ivanovic has yet to complete her for -- to

:48:54.:48:59.

complete her match. She was a runner up to Sabine Lisicki last year. It

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is more than five years since Novak Djokovic failed to reach the final

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eight of a Grand Slam but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knows his way

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round these courts, he is a two time semifinalist here. Those are on the

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show courts but so much action here on the second Monday. Stanislas

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Wawrinka, on Court Two macro, a third-round match. Court three is

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also on the red button and no surprise that between these two big

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servers, the set will be decided by a tie-break. Back to Court 12. Can

:49:37.:49:51.

she solve the problems? That was a little horrid. --

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hurried. That is the first set she has lost

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at these championships. I think you can say that she is up

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for this. Her father, so often, Wozniacki has been in the position

:51:41.:51:44.

to make the breakthrough and has not been able to take it, my remark

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about the father. It is looking a lot that way again.

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That is the coach, Jarreau and Adams. -- to Rome.

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Difficulty with Wozniacki on a point like this is she wants to hit the

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backhand but she weaves the court so open on her backhand side. -- she

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leaves. Most people would hit a forehand but Wozniacki is desperate

:53:41.:53:41.

to hit a backhand. Game point. I do not think it is too unkind to

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say that she really is exposing the limitations of Wozniacki.

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Absolutely, the better player here is the one creating pace off the

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ground, who is the one creating pace off the

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and folly, to slice and come in, drop shots, more variety -- serve

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and volley. Caroline Wozniacki has got to play in the set a type of

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game she really does not want to play but she will be forced to play

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if she is going to find her way back into this match, which is much more

:54:34.:54:35.

aggressively. That forehand is too short. Just

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inviting her opponent to the net. Caroline Wozniacki normally keeps

:55:40.:55:44.

tremendous depth because she does not have the pace on that side but

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she does use the court very well normally, not the case so far in

:55:49.:55:51.

this match today. That will do her a little good. The

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first time she has had her opponent on the run. Yes, this is what

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Wozniacki needs, more points like this.

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Better I some amount. -- I some amount.

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This forehand just caught the line. She had a good angle on it.

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That is a tremendous backhand. She had all the time in the world.

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Excellent preparation, a lot of steps, it could have gone either

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way. Wozniacki thought that was going across court.

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Sue Barker: We will be back on Court 12 to follow this much in a moment,

:00:18.:00:26.

but plenty is happening elsewhere. Including a victory for the 23rd

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seed, Lucie Safarova of the Czech republic. She beat Tereza Smitkova.

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Only on Court 4 28 minutes. the 10th seed, this match held over

:00:39.:01:11.

from Saturday, he defeated Simone Bolelli. This exciting talent from

:01:12.:01:18.

Japan is through to the fourth round. A couple of results

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Japan is through to the fourth round. A from early here on Monday.

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Let's head back to Court 12. -- a couple of results from early here on

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Monday. She turned defence into attack in

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that point. Looking to attack all the time.

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Strycova doing a The body language from dad says it

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all, unimpressed. Too good. A beautiful return of

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serve. The giant-killing from the other day

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from Li Na is continuing on Court 12. Li Na said she had not played

:04:51.:04:54.

enough tennis on grass. She did not go to Eastbourne. Wozniacki played

:04:55.:04:59.

well at Eastbourne but cannot get into the contest.

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They have been few and far between, the winners.

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Nearer and nearer the baseline, nearer and nearer the net, a point

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for the check. She just cannot unravel. Wozniacki cannot solve the

:06:18.:06:24.

problem here. She has only had one break point. That came in the first

:06:25.:06:27.

game of the match. Double fault number two. Wozniacki

:06:28.:07:05.

is yet serve one. Caroline Wozniacki has only served three double faults

:07:06.:07:07.

in the entire tournament. She was having a conversation with

:07:08.:07:45.

the umpire. I'm not sure what it was about.

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That is better depth. It has been a long time between drinks firm

:07:55.:08:04.

Caroline Wozniacki. That has been the story of the day

:08:05.:09:43.

for Wozniacki. When you think she's hitting the ball a bit better, just

:09:44.:09:45.

missing the line. chances. She really has to take this

:09:46.:11:28.

point. There was a foot fault call as well

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as the fault. SUE BARKER: The former world number

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one fighting back there. We will be back on court in a moment but a lot

:12:13.:12:17.

is happening here on Monday. Denis Istomin is a set and four games

:12:18.:12:26.

down. He has had the doctor on court. He said he was feeling

:12:27.:12:31.

lethargic. In trouble and feeling unwell so it is all going

:12:32.:12:36.

Wawrinka's way. And Wawrinka is now down. It is all happening out on

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Court Two. Stan is up. If you want to watch that match it is on the red

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button. The winner of that one plays the winner of this one. John Isner

:12:54.:13:02.

won the first set on a tie-break. He is a set up and it is on serve in

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the second. That is what is happening elsewhere. Back we go.

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I think if you had asked the crowd on Court 12, which of these players

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has won 21 titles and which has won only one, they would certainly have

:13:24.:13:31.

been wrong with the verdict on the evidence so far.

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Caroline Wozniacki who was number one for three years has now got back

:13:44.:13:48.

into this match. Can she make it count?

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Perfectly executed. Not an easy shot to hit.

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You need a little bit of fortune. That is the way she has got to play,

:14:27.:14:36.

surely? She tried the other way. That did not work.

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I think the applause is in part because the crowd want to see this

:15:22.:15:30.

contest go on and they want to see the real Wozniacki. They have had a

:15:31.:15:39.

few glimpses in the last two games. She is back to parity in the second

:15:40.:15:40.

set. Wozniacki is having to solve out

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here today. Is what has stopped her from winning a major, when she has

:17:08.:17:12.

the ability to hit as many winners as she needs to land her opponent

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can. -- and her opponent can. I think Wozniacki will surprise

:17:15.:17:32.

today even though they have played on three previous occasions.

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Wozniacki has won all three match ups. Never on a grass court. Twice

:17:37.:17:39.

on clay and once on a hard court. She would love to have that one back

:17:40.:18:12.

again. Just looking down at the ball bounce. Not quite timing it the way

:18:13.:18:17.

I would like. A good hold. But indications were

:18:18.:18:54.

clearly there and not before time that Wozniacki is prepared to be

:18:55.:18:59.

aggressive. That is why it was a good hold. There was a point there

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where Wozniacki had a ball up the line and she tried to do it a little

:19:07.:19:11.

bit more than she would normally do. Her opponent was forcing her to play

:19:12.:19:21.

like that. Strycova realised it was the possibility of Windsor. She has

:19:22.:19:25.

just got her nose back in front again.

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This is one of the great tennis players. I cannot call it the

:19:33.:19:52.

oldies, she is one of the legends. Wozniacki's father looks a little

:19:53.:20:05.

more animated now. No hesitation at all here. Strycova

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had such good net position. A little greys maybe. -- a greys.

:20:39.:21:47.

She is happy having a conversation with herself. A lot of the time in

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English, funnily enough. Accurately dispatched. Months of

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training. They do a terrific job. The first two points from errors at

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either end. That was a good call of fault from

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the chair. That was the first case for the

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match. -- ace. In that last rally, Wozniacki did

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everything she could. The other one just came up with the winning shot.

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It is the drop shot from this lady today which has been such an

:27:19.:27:21.

effective shot. She hit one very early in the match and then she hit

:27:22.:27:25.

another one which was terrible! Since the terrible one, it doesn't

:27:26.:27:31.

always go for the winner, does it? But it certainly sets up the point

:27:32.:27:37.

for her. She moves in after. She says, I will hit it short. Wozniacki

:27:38.:27:43.

has to open the racket face to get the ball over. Strycova was there to

:27:44.:27:48.

take advantage of her. A very effective shot it has been for her

:27:49.:27:49.

today. Caroline Wozniacki knowing full well

:27:50.:28:09.

she has to hold here. Otherwise, another Grand Slam will have come

:28:10.:28:12.

and gone for her. Terrific anticipation. She saw it

:28:13.:29:09.

coming. Look how far behind the baseline Strycova is there. She gets

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to this one easily. Tremendous footwork.

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accelerator from the start of this game. She has two match points

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against the number 16 seed. Good scrambling from Wozniacki, she

:30:38.:31:35.

was caught so deep. Just made it difficult enough.

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These drop shots are no surprise any more. Caroline Wozniacki knows that

:31:47.:33:07.

they are coming so she covered that. But the Czech lady is good enough to

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put that over Wozniacki who was charging to look for the crosscourt.

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Well played. This does not look too good. She took a slide at the back

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of the court. You all right?

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-- are you all right. An enquiry by Wozniacki. The umpire is out of the

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chair. UMPIRE: Macro advantage, miss

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Wozniacki. -- advantage. She is clearly all

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right. Credit to her, two match point saved

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and she was driving herself at the end to stay alive. That second match

:34:40.:34:44.

point, Wozniacki was pulled deep in the backhand court and Strycova was

:34:45.:34:49.

looking to charge, at the back of the net, and Wozniacki was good

:34:50.:34:53.

enough to make a play an awkward folly which she missed. -- to make

:34:54.:34:56.

her play. She generates good pace on this

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backhand side, Strycova. Again looking to come forward. Always

:36:34.:36:38.

seemingly having that extra punch. That is good. The pace of this line

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on that backhand, it was just enough.

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What a response to saving two match points.

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Sue Barker: Just one game away and we will be back on Court 12 in a

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moment. They are getting underway on the two big show courts. This is

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Alize Cornet and Eugenie Bouchard on Centre Court. Eugenie Bouchard is

:38:22.:38:26.

the rising star and she lost to Maria Sharapova at the French oak,

:38:27.:38:31.

she was 15 to one at the start and now ten to one -- the French Open.

:38:32.:38:38.

Up against a player who put out Serena Williams. That is on Centre

:38:39.:38:46.

Court. And on Court Number One,

:38:47.:38:52.

Court. Lisicki, last year's runner-up up,

:38:53.:38:56.

against Ana Ivanovic, a game held over from Saturday night, a third

:38:57.:39:02.

round match. It is one game-all and they will resume on Court One. We

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are joining Centre Court soon but not until the end of this set on

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Court 12, and it could be the end of the match.

:39:13.:39:17.

Caroline Wozniacki is looking to take this set into the tie-break.

:39:18.:39:24.

And into a final set. A little bit more on those forehands

:39:25.:40:02.

from Wozniacki. It is more her style, forcing her opponent into a

:40:03.:40:07.

mistake by keeping rally going. -- the rally.

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The same again. 30-love. Just losing it a little bit down here. She has

:40:44.:40:57.

had the two match points. She had that point but through excellent

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play from Caroline Wozniacki to stay in that point...

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She had a volley to put away and Wozniacki could not quite get it and

:41:35.:43:01.

it got a bit awkward. A little sign to her coach after

:43:02.:43:22.

that. And it is another match point. Right on the line for the serve. Her

:43:23.:43:32.

dad just saying, keep fighting. She knows no other way, in Caroline

:43:33.:43:33.

Wozniacki. -- Caroline Wozniacki. Immediately moving in again.

:43:34.:44:11.

Wozniacki desperately trying to get to it and once again, the 16th seed

:44:12.:44:20.

faces match point. A fourth opportunity for Strycova.

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She is saving her best for those match point when she is down,

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Wozniacki. Looking to be aggressive, moving forward, good first serve.

:44:55.:45:34.

That was a well played point, that backhand volley put it deep and

:45:35.:45:43.

awkward for Wozniacki. Match point number five.

:45:44.:45:54.

This is another first serve from Wozniacki. Possibly just a little

:45:55.:46:12.

bit cautious on that return. She just pushed it, that is just

:46:13.:46:43.

nerves. That was just nerves. 80 mph, trying to get it into the

:46:44.:46:51.

square. The racket head slowed down and that was the result.

:46:52.:46:58.

A double fault. It sets up the six match point. -- the sixth.

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It is out! And she has done it again!

:47:16.:47:31.

She cannot believe it. But she has deserved it, she has been the

:47:32.:47:43.

aggressor all the way through. And she had too much firepower for

:47:44.:47:49.

Wozniacki. And you do not say that too often. And too much for 80, and

:47:50.:47:53.

it is only fitting the match point came off a drop shot which stood her

:47:54.:48:00.

in good stead in this match. That is good to see for the sport of tennis.

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So Strycova is through. In one hour and 35-minute.

:48:03.:48:16.

Wozniacki's hopes once again go up in smoke.

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Sue Barker: That is the third seed in a row that Strycova has beaten

:48:22.:48:27.

here at Wimbledon. What a story! She is through to the next round to face

:48:28.:48:38.

either Petro pivot of Shuai Peng. On Centre Court, Andy Murray will be

:48:39.:48:42.

second on court against Kevin Anderson but first, it is Eugenie

:48:43.:48:49.

Bouchard against Alize Cornet caused a sensation of the tournament on

:48:50.:48:53.

Saturday, putting out Serena Williams. She reflects here on that

:48:54.:49:00.

magnificent win. The most important game of the

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career of Alize Cornet. I am not intimidated by anyone. I

:49:08.:49:12.

try not to focus too much on who I have the other side of the net. If

:49:13.:49:17.

you are focused on the championship is, you feel like you are nothing on

:49:18.:49:21.

the court so it is better to focus on what I have to do.

:49:22.:49:30.

I cannot believe that I did it myself am I beat Serena, the World

:49:31.:49:39.

Number 1. It is a dream and I have to realise it and I have to be ready

:49:40.:49:43.

for the next match because the tournament is not over for me.

:49:44.:49:48.

I am in disbelief, I did something huge on Court Number One in front of

:49:49.:49:53.

this amazing crowd so I have two enjoyed this victory because it does

:49:54.:49:57.

not happen very often -- I have two enjoy. At Wimbledon, on grass, to

:49:58.:50:02.

get to the second week, it is a dream. The biggest game of her

:50:03.:50:07.

career against the champion. It is ridiculous, I think! Because

:50:08.:50:12.

it means now I love the grass and I did not before!

:50:13.:50:19.

Eugenie Bouchard next, how do you prefer? She is definitely a talented

:50:20.:50:25.

player and she played amazing, especially at the beginning of the

:50:26.:50:29.

season. So it is going to be a huge challenge again. But I will try to

:50:30.:50:34.

do as usual, fighting on every point, trying my best and enjoying

:50:35.:50:38.

the moment, that is the most important.

:50:39.:50:39.

Yes! Perfection! Does that make you

:50:40.:50:45.

think, I have beaten the best player in the world, I am going to win

:50:46.:50:50.

this? No, never! It is such a long way to go, I am only in the fourth

:50:51.:50:55.

round and there are a lot of players that can win. It gives me hope to go

:50:56.:51:01.

further in the tournament but I do not see myself as the winner of

:51:02.:51:04.

Wimbledon yet, I am taking it match by match and that is the key of

:51:05.:51:07.

going forward. Sue Barker: It got tense against

:51:08.:51:17.

Serena Williams and she did hold her nerve, can she today? She is on

:51:18.:51:21.

Centre Court. On Court Number One, this match is held over from

:51:22.:51:27.

Saturday. Sabine Lisicki, on serve in the second against former World

:51:28.:51:34.

Number 1 Ana Ivanovic. That is on the red button. We are heading to

:51:35.:51:37.

the Eugenie Bouchard who has only been in the fourth round for the

:51:38.:51:46.

first time in a Grand Slam. It is one game-all and our commentators

:51:47.:51:48.

are Martina Navratilova and Chris. The main draw for the former

:51:49.:52:00.

Wimbledon champion a couple of years ago. Eugenie Bouchard against the

:52:01.:52:04.

French junior champion of 2007. We have two junior prodigies with

:52:05.:52:19.

one being in the thick of it. Bouchard has been -- one has been

:52:20.:52:24.

around a couple of years and Bouchard is improving all the time

:52:25.:52:29.

-- one. We have had a couple of break points. -- Alize Cornet. Great

:52:30.:52:44.

variety Cornet showed in the win against Serena Williams. She is a

:52:45.:52:49.

great thinker and a great fighter. She comes to the net despite herself

:52:50.:52:53.

will stop she did not want to and she plays a nice drop volley. --

:52:54.:52:56.

herself. We are still on serve. It is interesting, Martina, with

:52:57.:53:20.

Cornet winning that junior French championship in 2007, at the end the

:53:21.:53:24.

following year she was top 16 in the world. So much similar with Bouchard

:53:25.:53:32.

and her seamless move from juniors. Bouchard has definitely been on a

:53:33.:53:36.

long-term programme with her coach. Working on all aspects of her game.

:53:37.:53:40.

She has a great head on her shoulders and she treats the game

:53:41.:53:45.

professionally. She wants to be as good a player as possible. However

:53:46.:53:46.

long it takes. Bouchard going forward most of the

:53:47.:54:04.

time. This time, she is going sideways at the momentum is pretty

:54:05.:54:10.

good against the ball. You can see the big backswing and this is the

:54:11.:54:14.

more typical shot, return of serve. She takes it early and she puts her

:54:15.:54:19.

weight into the shot so she does not have to swing so hard but still have

:54:20.:54:30.

all the control. 1-2, Bouchard, after 14 minutes in the first set.

:54:31.:55:52.

No! A 4.5 hour delay on Saturday. Some people have come prepared. At

:55:53.:56:05.

least they will keep playing, that is a big comfort to them.

:56:06.:56:17.

That is good defence from Cornet. Bouchard gets stuck between the

:56:18.:56:32.

service line and the baseline and she did not commit to them that.

:56:33.:56:40.

Dashed to the net. Cornet does the right thing when she needs to. -- to

:56:41.:56:44.

the net. She is saying, what? The ball was

:56:45.:57:05.

out? She is making a challenge. I am convinced, are you? That is why

:57:06.:57:08.

there was no call. Amazing body position into the

:57:09.:57:32.

ground. Just some spots. Her coach, on a regular tournaments, he is

:57:33.:57:37.

allowed on Court Two allow advice and he talks constantly to Bouchard

:57:38.:57:43.

about one shot at a time, let alone one point at a time. It is a very

:57:44.:57:48.

clear message and he hardly ever talks tactics. The here and now.

:57:49.:58:00.

You can get down on yourself -- she can get down on herself, Bouchard.

:58:01.:58:08.

She is so driven and ambitious. That is a blessing and a curse in a

:58:09.:58:14.

perfectionist. Andy Murray has it, Novak Djokovic has it, we all have

:58:15.:58:20.

it. And Bouchard definitely expects a lot of herself. You have two

:58:21.:58:26.

expect a lot but let yourself off the hook and not get too much into

:58:27.:58:29.

the end result so you can stay in the moment and let go of the bad

:58:30.:58:33.

shot, because we all hit them. Look how low Bouchard stays here,

:58:34.:59:01.

just rotating her body weight behind the ball.

:59:02.:59:11.

That was too big a swing for a shot hit at the body. That is a rock! The

:59:12.:59:24.

petals will go further up with the rain around.

:59:25.:59:30.

On serve. With BBC Hawk-eye, Martina, we talked in the warm up

:59:31.:59:44.

about Cornet needing happy feet because Bouchard can get onto the

:59:45.:59:48.

return so early. Yes, you need to get ready at the biggest thing...

:59:49.:59:58.

Bouchard has not hit one ball behind the serve baseline on the return of

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serve, that is pretty ridiculous because that takes a lot of timing.

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Nobody has been able to serve hard enough to make her back away. As a

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server, the ball get there quicker so you have to back away quicker or

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just get set in your position to get ready for the shot because the

:00:21.:00:25.

danger of trying to get back fast, momentum will carry you backwards.

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So even if you are in position, momentum will hit you backwards and

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it is difficult to get a second shot. I prefer people to be in the

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wrong place but well-balanced than be in the right place at going in

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one direction or another because you are committed and you are a sitting

:00:44.:00:50.

duck, you are stuck. -- but going. It is better to be neutral and in

:00:51.:00:56.

the wrong place. Get ready for the next shot and you can go any

:00:57.:00:57.

direction. a former finalist, he lost to Stan

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Smith in 1972. And they are taking the covers. A wonderful job the

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teams do on all the courts. This is a big cover to unfurl. I guess they

:01:32.:01:38.

have extra people to pull it. They got a little more play than

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Saturday. About ten minutes before warrant a half hours was the delay.

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They are used to it, at least. It is frustrating for all concerned. When

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you come off, you talk to your coach right away, you get some poles of

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wisdom in case it starts raining quickly. Then you figure out how

:02:03.:02:07.

long the break will be approximately. Martina, we also

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discussed the Cornet, -- for Cornet, she had a win in Dubai. That was a

:02:20.:02:24.

huge win. The following day, she played Venus in the final and

:02:25.:02:28.

rescued three games. At least she had the day off on Sunday to get

:02:29.:02:35.

ready for today's big challenge. That helps mentally and physically.

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The match on Saturday was pretty rough. On the grass, you get more

:02:41.:02:47.

sore than other surfaces. It is good to have a day off to give your body

:02:48.:02:57.

arrest. A pretty high backswing. Now she is going up on the ball to hit

:02:58.:03:02.

it. That can be tricky. If you get up too high, that has covered the

:03:03.:03:11.

ball. I do not think she will be going up as high. It is a high ball

:03:12.:03:18.

so now she is on her tiptoes. There is Sir Al. Gamble to win was

:03:19.:03:36.

Sir Alex Ferguson's motto. He did some winning. -- there is Sir Alex

:03:37.:03:50.

Ferguson he does not need James Bond so much these days, Andy Murray. He

:03:51.:03:56.

can do it himself. It is nice to have some extra help. He's looking

:03:57.:04:03.

good this year, Andy Murray. Very calm and confident. The monkey is

:04:04.:04:12.

off his back, he can relax. Now the pressure is off and if he wins

:04:13.:04:14.

another one, it is the icing on the another one, it is the icing on the

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cake. The biggest pressure was lasted. 22 minutes and Cornet leads

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3-2. SUE BARKER: What a shame after just

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a short time on court. We do have the roof so if the rain will be

:04:33.:04:35.

persistent we will get someplace in. I do not think they will close

:04:36.:04:40.

the roof just yet because it is just a shower. There is quite a strong

:04:41.:04:45.

wind so we hope it will not be too long and players will be back in

:04:46.:04:50.

court soon. We have a lot to look forward to on the second Monday of

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the Championships. Coming up, the second chapter of Andy Murray's

:04:57.:04:57.

Wimbledon story. As he steps onto Centre Court,

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expectation is high. What a perfect start. Blaz Rola, he has admired

:05:10.:05:16.

Andy Murray for some time. Now he has got a chance. Murray is romping

:05:17.:05:21.

away with this one now. As comprehensive victory as are likely

:05:22.:05:27.

to see. That is so good of Spain has a chance of taking on the defending

:05:28.:05:35.

champion. -- Roberto Bautista Agut. A wonderful performance, it really

:05:36.:05:42.

was. SUE BARKER: What a performance it

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was from Andy Murray. Dropping 19 games en route to the fourth round.

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He is up against Kevin Anderson today, the big server from South

:05:52.:05:56.

Africa. Before the rain came down, Andy was on the practice court and

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Gary was watching. Mark, you are going to be

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commentating on Kevin later, how much of an advantage is his

:06:08.:06:13.

physique? That will help, no matter how well Andy plays out here but he

:06:14.:06:19.

will be looking to take his second serve. The disadvantage of playing

:06:20.:06:24.

Andy on a grass court, in any exchanges from the back of the

:06:25.:06:26.

court, Andy's ball comes very low. Being six foot eight and

:06:27.:06:32.

having to bend down, he will have to put a lot of spin on the ball. He

:06:33.:06:36.

said he will be very aggressive because that is when he is at his

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best? Yes, if Andy has continued to serve as well as he has in the first

:06:42.:06:47.

week, Kevin is not a guy who defends a big first serve. If there is able

:06:48.:06:52.

to be hit, expect him to come out there. What about the way he handled

:06:53.:06:59.

the occasion. Last week he played on court 17 with just two -- 200 people

:07:00.:07:08.

watching. It will be different. He is a guy who has worked his life for

:07:09.:07:14.

this opportunity. I expect him to try and take it well. Thank you.

:07:15.:07:23.

That is the scene at Wimbledon. Not just a shower, a heavy shower.

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Luckily, the players got their practice in before the rain came

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down. We can hear from Kevin Anderson.

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You shortly walk out onto Centre Court and by way of preparation you

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have walked from the locker room and taken some photographs. I went there

:07:41.:07:48.

yesterday. It is nice to get some familiarity with it so I know what

:07:49.:07:53.

it will look like when I come out. What was that walk like for you? It

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was special. It is an amazing place to play and I'm sure it will be more

:07:59.:08:05.

amazing with a packed stadium. Seeing the champions up on the board

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and the trophy was quite special. Do you have a list perhaps? I am sure

:08:18.:08:23.

it will be a great atmosphere out there. The better atmosphere, the

:08:24.:08:28.

more fun it is playing there. It is great to feel part of that. I am

:08:29.:08:34.

sure it will be a good crowd and I will be ready for it. Last week you

:08:35.:08:38.

said you would be aggressive because that is when you play your best

:08:39.:08:42.

tennis? I will stick with what I need to do to play my best tennis. A

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lot of the game will be the way I have been playing the whole week so

:08:48.:08:53.

far. Thank you for stopping by and had luck.

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He is probably pleased he had a couple of days. The rain is throwing

:08:59.:09:05.

it down here at Wimbledon. It is much heavier than we have been

:09:06.:09:10.

anticipating. We have heard from the referee's office that they are going

:09:11.:09:15.

to close the roof on Centre Court. So Cornet against Bouchard will

:09:16.:09:26.

continue under the roof will stop. In the meantime we will take you to

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a match that was played earlier, Feliciano Lopez against John Isner.

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This is a third-round match. We can join it in the second set. Isner has

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won it on the tie-break. The commentators are Mark Cox and Simon

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Reade. A nice little rally that one, good

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skill. Certainly was. Isner anticipated well. He moved before

:10:57.:11:00.

Lopez had even hit the ball. Another love service game. It is

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three games each. Not returning as well. He read that.

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Way, way long. A huge kick on the second serve and

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he is in front again. The last four games have been

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totally dominated by serve. It is the dilemma how you get the ball

:12:59.:13:06.

back with a degree of interests or at least you have got a chance of

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winning the point. Lopez looks like he has strained his left ankle. Some

:13:16.:13:22.

players have some support there, they wear supports underneath the

:13:23.:13:30.

socks. I think the shoes that they wear these days with the pimples

:13:31.:13:38.

actually applaud the court and very often, you need support around the

:13:39.:13:44.

ankles, just so you can change direction quickly. They have to

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conform to They can be too large because otherwise they will dig up

:13:52.:13:54.

the court. -- they have to conform to specifications. A lovely sight of

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Wimbledon in full flow. Not an easy shot but look at the

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depth of it. Lopez winning 84% points behind his

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first serve. No problem at all. The second set is

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racing through just as quick as the first set.

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Well and truly dominated by serve. Some good second shots being played.

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There have been some very good second shots which of course are

:17:19.:17:24.

also important in the game. The service the main thing that opens up

:17:25.:17:29.

the court and creates the opportunity is to be assertive and

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aggressive. The second set is pretty dominant as well. Lopez is not as

:17:36.:17:42.

powerful. Very well placed. In a way, Isner serving first has a

:17:43.:17:50.

marginal advantage. If he can just get the first and second points, the

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pressure will increase on Lopez. For him to get the first or second

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point, it has not happened so far in the match, it is quite a tall order.

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The question is whether Lopez starts to think about the situation and

:18:09.:18:12.

starts to get a bit tense. The arm can get a bit tight, maybe, that can

:18:13.:18:16.

affect things. He has pushed it wide. Here are the

:18:17.:21:16.

first break points of the match for either player.

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He waited until Lopez had made his move. That was a good first serve.

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Lopez did well to get back into play. Not enough on it to be a

:22:20.:22:22.

problem for Isner. Well played. Still in this game,

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Lopez. Another great effort by Lopez. He looked like he was going

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crosscourt but he hooked it down the line.

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He waves the fist at last. Another chance.

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What a second serve. 109 mph, out wide. Frustrating for Lopez.

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He is taking his time, I don't blame him.

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The move in does the trick. Isner not coping well.

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The most interesting game of the match. Yes, the most exciting game.

:25:07.:26:33.

One has emotions watching Lopez here. When he got into the rally he

:26:34.:26:39.

did exactly the right thing. He got himself a situation where he could

:26:40.:26:44.

chip and charge, come into the net, put the pressure on Isner and he won

:26:45.:26:50.

four break points. What he has been waiting for the entire match, and

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the response from Isner has been some good serving. You have to

:26:57.:27:00.

contemplate him -- compliment him on the serving. It was a second serve

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out wide. That was the best opportunity that Lopez had. At least

:27:09.:27:14.

he connected with him. It will be frustrating for him. He got so

:27:15.:27:20.

close. In the first set tie-break he had a glimmer of opportunity. This

:27:21.:27:24.

match is not doing him too many favours at the moment. His mind has

:27:25.:27:34.

got been -- got to be refocused now. He has got a chance in the

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tie-break. Beautiful. The roles reversed there.

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What an exquisite shot from Lopez. The right tactic to come into the

:28:32.:28:36.

net but this is glorious really. He did so well to control that. It is

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so low. A superb drop shot. That is good serving form for Lopez

:28:40.:29:15.

to go into the break-up. A second successive break up.

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The first one was ten points to eight to Isner.

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This would have been more of a shot down the line. This is easy for him.

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Electric speed from Lopez but a good volley from Isner.

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A super rally here and he does well to fend off that backhand volley.

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Moving quickly for a big man at the net.

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It is amazing Isner's lack of success here, never a second round.

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It is just coincidence. He has had injuries one way or another and he

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had an injury this year in Australia, a foot injury. He had to

:32:24.:32:29.

pull out of the Australian Open. He has been plagued with that but to --

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but it is surprising. Lopez is on his toes. One of these

:32:34.:32:54.

next two points could be decisive for him.

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He has got the opportunity with a second serve now.

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Goodness gracious! That backhand was really good into the corner. It was

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a final rally, that was decisive. It was high, he has plenty of time to

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think about it and heap or phrases that ball! -- pulveriser is.

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Yes! Tremendous! A good rally from both guys. Isner did fine but Lopez

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eyed up that pass and will it be the crucial moment in this set? Williams

:34:13.:34:18.

play, both players playing well. -- great play. A superb forehand down

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the line and he does more damage with the forehand and the backhand

:34:24.:34:28.

and that is a fine shot. It gives him the initiative. He got the break

:34:29.:34:33.

in the first tie-break and he was not able to convert. This is an

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important point here for Lopez. The body serve comes up trumps. Two set

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points for Feliciano Lopez. This is the one that matters.

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Again, it did the trick. Lopez is unhinged. That is right on the line.

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There was chalked. It was so close, he was tempted that she would be

:35:28.:35:35.

tempted to call for Hawk-eye -- he would be tempted to call for

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Hawk-eye. Now it is Isner. 137 mph, his quickest serve so far

:35:38.:35:58.

and is two set points have been saved. -- and two. It is unfortunate

:35:59.:36:06.

for Lopez because he has had the run of play. Four break points on the

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Isner serve. He had set points in the first set the tie-break. -- set

:36:14.:36:16.

point. Yes! Lucky! Right on the extremity.

:36:17.:36:49.

And he puts up his hair -- his hands an apology because Isner seems to

:36:50.:36:55.

have control. But it was the only thing that would work! Not a clean

:36:56.:37:00.

hit but he managed to get back almost like a squash shot. He has

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got another set points. On his serve, set points number three. --

:37:12.:37:13.

another set point. He deserves it. Nothing to choose

:37:14.:37:38.

between the two of them. Two tie-breaks. One each. And judging by

:37:39.:37:50.

the response of the crowd, I feel it is only just Lopez got that set. --

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they feel. Significant applause. The stats are extraordinary. 91, 70

:38:02.:38:13.

Isner. Note double faults. Lopez normally serves double faults and he

:38:14.:38:17.

has not today -- and no double faults. And no on unforced errors

:38:18.:38:23.

for Lopez. Very solid play. -- no unforced errors. It is time to take

:38:24.:38:31.

stock and have a bit of lunch. We thought this match might go to five.

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It very well might. He will feel justified now.

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Yes, he has played good forehand shots, Lopez. That has been the shot

:38:45.:38:53.

that has made the difference. He has gone for them will stop he has

:38:54.:38:57.

played a couple of others which have been critical. De she has gone for

:38:58.:39:04.

them. That has posed Robins for Isner. -- problems. And in one game,

:39:05.:39:15.

Lopez had more points than he had in the entire match he still did not

:39:16.:39:19.

break. That must have been frustrating for him but he kept his

:39:20.:39:24.

presence of mind and his focus in the tie-break and he maintains high

:39:25.:39:28.

quality play when it matters most. After the one and a half hours, we

:39:29.:39:48.

move to set number three. -- after one and a half hours.

:39:49.:39:57.

We outlined the danger for Isner at the start of the second set. He has

:39:58.:40:02.

got to be careful now. A magnificent return from Isner.

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Impossible for Lopez to get a decent second shot. Playing a good game. A

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fine return at the feet of Lopez and he did well to control it.

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If it had been one inch higher, that would have been a winner.

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Yes! It was a tricky shot. And again, he had the talent to make it,

:42:39.:42:52.

Lopez. Lopez had to work hard to hold his serve. He was under a

:42:53.:43:01.

little bit of threat. That was the first game of a set and it very

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often can be critical, especially if you are not fully concentrating.

:43:10.:43:14.

Isner had certainly raised his concentration and he got most of his

:43:15.:43:18.

serves backhand he was in with a chance on every point. -- and he

:43:19.:43:26.

was. Three of them have, on second

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serves, those 25 aces. -- have come on Ulster --. A good percentage of

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the points are aces. Yes! A good-looking second shot from

:44:24.:44:45.

Isner but Lopez was not having it. A delicious backhand, he does not hit

:44:46.:44:51.

too many flat shots, he prefers the slice.

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Isner's style has not dropped, still nothing to choose between them.

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Returns like that are few and far between.

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Serves like that very much in evidence and Lopez goes to two Lopez

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-- tattoo -1. -- to 2-1. Normal service has been resumed, it is fair

:47:18.:47:20.

to say. The crowd are enjoying this match. It is nice and warm, no need

:47:21.:47:33.

for heavy clothing. We have been very fortunate with the weather so

:47:34.:47:38.

far. Bits of sunshine from time to time, mainly overcast. The forecast

:47:39.:47:44.

is reasonable this afternoon. Maybe the occasional shower. There is a

:47:45.:47:53.

big cloud looming. Crossing fingers! And it has just started raining,

:47:54.:48:00.

very light. Nothing to take the players off at the moment. But there

:48:01.:48:05.

is an isolated cloud that is coming overhead.

:48:06.:48:11.

That is the cult hit. -- culprit. The energy dissipated out of the

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match is of the lengthy first two sets. Every book on -- everybody is

:48:26.:48:32.

regarding this like the warm up. It heightened with the end of that

:48:33.:48:34.

second set, very entertaining. That is the shot that has been

:48:35.:49:21.

missing too often for Isner. 28 successive games, we have had,

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with no breaks of serve. A bit more rain. They are going to carry on.

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with no breaks of serve. A bit more rain. They are Eating close to going

:50:35.:50:37.

off, I would think. -- getting close. I am not sure they would go

:50:38.:50:41.

off, they would probably just wait. The ground staff are poised. They

:50:42.:50:48.

will cover the court if necessary. Umbrellas going got now, the rain is

:50:49.:51:26.

getting a little bit harder. -- going up.

:51:27.:51:34.

This could be a crucial point. He stood his ground well here, Isner.

:51:35.:51:45.

He blocks that ball down the line. A critical point for Lopez.

:51:46.:52:05.

Now it is raining pretty hard. If it carries on like this, there is a

:52:06.:52:13.

doubt they will carry on much longer.

:52:14.:52:32.

He has missed it! A shot he makes 99 times out of 100. Two break points

:52:33.:52:50.

for Isner. His first break points of the match.

:52:51.:52:59.

Again, he guessed right but he could not get the execution.

:53:00.:53:28.

It just kept ongoing. He must have felt there was a hole in his racket!

:53:29.:53:42.

This is a glorious serve, 108 mph. I do not know why he missed that, he

:53:43.:53:48.

was within striking distance. The slice moved the ball wide, I

:53:49.:53:50.

suppose. The rain has eased. Isner is giving himself a hard time,

:53:51.:54:00.

he has had chances. It is a lovely shot! Beautiful

:54:01.:54:36.

control from the American. Yes, he has the angle to play with here but

:54:37.:54:42.

not enough penetration on that approach shot. It was too short and

:54:43.:54:46.

that gave Isner the chance to play the crosscourt.

:54:47.:55:22.

He was hanging on and Isner will feel he should have made his move,

:55:23.:55:31.

but it did not happen and Lopez is in front again.

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Sue Barker: That is where rain stopped play on Court three and the

:55:37.:55:39.

players are still in the locker room. It is looking

:55:40.:55:40.

players are still in the locker room. It is brighter here at

:55:41.:55:43.

players are still in the locker room. It is brighter here Wimbledon

:55:44.:55:45.

and the rain has moved away. We have sunshine at the moment but we are

:55:46.:55:51.

hearing that it will not be any player on the outside courts until

:55:52.:55:55.

at least 2:45 p.m.. There is play under the roof on Centre Court and

:55:56.:56:00.

you can see that on BBC One where it is 5-games all -- where it is five

:56:01.:56:08.

games each between Eugenie Bouchard and Alize Cornet. That is over on

:56:09.:56:16.

BBC One. But the good news here, the covers are coming off the outside

:56:17.:56:20.

courts so hopefully we will get play in about 15, 20 minutes. Carol is

:56:21.:56:26.

outside, is it going to be one of those days again of on and off?

:56:27.:56:31.

I think so, yes. Over the next couple of hours, we are looking at

:56:32.:56:36.

further showers. Not as heavy but they will be here. They are moving

:56:37.:56:41.

smartly and we are looking at sunny spells. Maximum temperature in the

:56:42.:56:48.

sunshine around 20 Celsius with a gentle breeze and it does feel

:56:49.:56:51.

pretty nice will stop tomorrow is very similar. -- and nice. A lot of

:56:52.:56:59.

dry weather with sunny spells but we cannot rule out showers, but at

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least they are keeping pollen levels lower.

:57:05.:57:09.

Always good news, and what a shame I was telling Rafael Nadal it will be

:57:10.:57:14.

better weather this week. Some results to you and another big

:57:15.:57:19.

upset. The 16th seed and former world number 111 macro is out,

:57:20.:57:23.

beaten by Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic -- Wells

:57:24.:57:30.

number one, Caroline Wozniacki. The third seed she has put -- the third

:57:31.:57:38.

seed she has put out in a role -- in a row. That is the story here at

:57:39.:57:42.

Wimbledon. No problems for the number five seed Stanislas Wawrinka,

:57:43.:57:50.

straight sets over Denis Istomin who was struggling and he had the doctor

:57:51.:57:53.

on court because he was not feeling well. This is a third round match

:57:54.:57:59.

and it is not yet decided. Hawk-eye needs to confirm. That is in, so

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Stanislas Wawrinka is through to face either Lopez or Isner. And this

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match was held over from Saturday. They resumed in the fifth and final

:58:14.:58:21.

set and it was won by the 10th seed. He is the first Japanese man

:58:22.:58:28.

into the top ten, Kei Nishikori, he is having a great year at Wimbledon.

:58:29.:58:37.

He will be back in court tomorrow. And Peter Fleming is here with me.

:58:38.:58:42.

We thought it was going to be so nice today after Saturday and they

:58:43.:58:46.

would be playing catch up but it is getting tricky with the draw.

:58:47.:58:51.

Thankfully, it looks clear again and Lopez and Isner really needs to

:58:52.:59:00.

finish otherwise it is complete chaos. As it is, three guys might

:59:01.:59:06.

have to play three days in a row and that is rough if you are playing

:59:07.:59:12.

best of five. Hopefully they will finish and they can get back on

:59:13.:59:19.

schedule by Wednesday. With their serving statistics, they are two of

:59:20.:59:23.

the best servers, this has tie-breaks written all over it. It

:59:24.:59:28.

could be a three-day match in its own right. Isner is used to that.

:59:29.:59:35.

John McEnroe was talking about how because some matches did not get

:59:36.:59:38.

through in the bottom half, the whole bottom half is held up so

:59:39.:59:45.

32-year-old Roger Federer may have to play back-to-back matches. That

:59:46.:59:51.

is rough for him and Rafael Nadal and we do not know how he is feeling

:59:52.:59:54.

but it seems in all his matches, he does not look comfortable walking.

:59:55.:00:00.

He still runs around the court but I would not be surprised if he is

:00:01.:00:04.

feeling a bit of pain, we do not know, he has always had a day off.

:00:05.:00:10.

If he plays two days in a row, does that affect him? I do not know, it

:00:11.:00:13.

is an interesting perspective. of his matches. Yes, so we assume,

:00:14.:00:30.

we look at Rafa and say well, he is a God. He never gets tired, he

:00:31.:00:35.

never, well, you know, he just overcomes everything, but at some

:00:36.:00:39.

point, you would have to think, well, sometimes it just might get to

:00:40.:00:48.

be too much. What a match up he has against Nick Kyrgios, who saved nine

:00:49.:00:53.

match point against Gasquet. He is is a huge story. The Aussies have

:00:54.:00:58.

high hopes for him. You know, does he have enough game to test Rafa?

:00:59.:01:04.

You never know. Gosh, it's, the tennis, Sue, that, the three guys to

:01:05.:01:10.

play Nadal, you know, for at least a set, have been so extraordinary, I

:01:11.:01:17.

mean really, that set that you know, I forget, I commentated on it. I

:01:18.:01:22.

forget who he played yesterday, or Saturday, it was. Any way, doesn't

:01:23.:01:31.

matter, he was great. He was awesome, hitting winners left, right

:01:32.:01:36.

and centre, the problem is that the lesser players, they can't keep it

:01:37.:01:41.

up for the best of five sets is. One set, yes, then it becomes stressful.

:01:42.:01:46.

For Rafa, we see, he gets better and better as the tournament goes on,

:01:47.:01:51.

doesn't he? He does, as the matches go on and the tournament goes on, in

:01:52.:01:58.

Paris he looked a little shaky the opening rounds but by the end he was

:01:59.:02:02.

awesome. Are you still confident, because I think you picked him?

:02:03.:02:08.

Yeah, think he is the favourite. Just because he he has that awkward

:02:09.:02:13.

game. There is something about it that just is, is difficult. You

:02:14.:02:23.

know, a guy like Raonic, should she come through and play Rafa in the

:02:24.:02:27.

quarter-finals, it could be a wild card. If you can't see the ball, how

:02:28.:02:32.

will you return it. Absolutely. That is Rafa, but what about Andy Murray?

:02:33.:02:37.

Well, he has just cruised through the -- opening week. He has only

:02:38.:02:41.

dropped 19 games. Let us remind ourselves of that.

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So Wimbledon is under way, the weather is glorious, there is so

:02:49.:02:52.

much excitement here today, a buzz round the ground, that is because

:02:53.:02:55.

Britain's Wimbledon champion is on court.

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Expect fashion is high as Murray gets defence of his Wimbledon title

:03:02.:03:08.

under way. Game Murray. Stunning defence from

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Murray. It is like he has never left this court.

:03:14.:03:18.

First game Murray. The ideal day, ideal start to his defence.

:03:19.:03:30.

What a start to the defence of his title here as SW19. A very high

:03:31.:03:37.

standard of match. He was maybe a bit nervous at beginning. Glad to

:03:38.:03:42.

finish it in three because he was playing so well. Blaz Rola, he

:03:43.:03:49.

admired Andy Murray for some time, now he gets the chance to down the

:03:50.:03:55.

defending champion. It is running away fast. Too hot for Blaz Rola to

:03:56.:04:01.

handle. Murray is romping away with this one

:04:02.:04:05.

now. So good, so easy Blaz Rola has been,

:04:06.:04:11.

blown away. The Murray machine rumbles on. No

:04:12.:04:16.

trouble, no fuss. It was tough for him. He didn't have

:04:17.:04:21.

much grass court experience, he will improve. I took care of my serve

:04:22.:04:24.

pretty well throughout the majority of the match and played well. So how

:04:25.:04:31.

does it feel to be a tennis player? . It feels good. A nice job to have,

:04:32.:04:36.

we get to travel the world and play in nice stadiums and stuff. It's

:04:37.:04:45.

good. Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain has

:04:46.:04:49.

the task of taking on the defending champion and a few of his friends

:04:50.:04:54.

here in Centre Court. These early skirmishes are

:04:55.:04:59.

interesting, the Murray slice backhand. This is what we expected.

:05:00.:05:07.

He is beginning to have that aura of inVince built. Great shot. The man

:05:08.:05:14.

that Murray is dismantle here is 23rd in the world. Just superb. As

:05:15.:05:22.

Andy Murray stays in for the second week at the championships. Wonderful

:05:23.:05:26.

performance. It was. It was a step up. I felt like I responded well.

:05:27.:05:30.

There were a few things I could do better but it has been a good week,

:05:31.:05:42.

now I can rest up and be fresh. He can certainly rest up, he hasn't

:05:43.:05:47.

been for court in six hours yet. Tracey is here, we will talk more

:05:48.:05:52.

about Andy in a moment, but, let us drop in on Centre Court, because

:05:53.:05:57.

they are now in the first set tie-break, hope you enjoyed that,

:05:58.:06:03.

with Bouchard is leading 4-1 in that first set tie-break against Alize

:06:04.:06:07.

Cornet, the player who put out Serena Williams on Saturday. So that

:06:08.:06:11.

match is under the roof on Centre Court on BBC One. We are here play

:06:12.:06:17.

is likely to get under way on outside courts at quarter to, so

:06:18.:06:20.

hopefully ten minutes time. So Tracey, we are looking there at Andy

:06:21.:06:26.

Murray, his, his easiest first week since he started, but when you look

:06:27.:06:30.

at who he has played. They have been the easiest matches, or match ups

:06:31.:06:35.

for him. There have, but I think it would be difficult to come back here

:06:36.:06:38.

and defend, you know, because again there is so many eyes on him. I

:06:39.:06:46.

think Andy, you know, he is in his mid twenties, he is used to the ways

:06:47.:06:52.

of this country, and most expectations were lifted when he won

:06:53.:06:56.

the US Open, a few years back, won the Olympics here and finally won

:06:57.:07:00.

the World Championship last year, so I think that he is feeling like, OK,

:07:01.:07:08.

"Even if I never won anything else... Qch qch of course he has

:07:09.:07:14.

worked hard, he knows he has an incredible career, he has a tough

:07:15.:07:18.

goal last year with the back injury. People forget what a tracky

:07:19.:07:23.

situation that can be, it was back surgery, not just a bad back. Coming

:07:24.:07:29.

back this year, it took him a while to feel comfortable and have

:07:30.:07:32.

confidence his back wouldn't bother him. It is great to see, just with

:07:33.:07:38.

the press and with Kim and with his mum and everything seems to be going

:07:39.:07:42.

well for him. He seems to be handling it, because we go back

:07:43.:07:46.

ability six, seven years when he sthrugled with the press. -- about.

:07:47.:07:52.

-- when he struggled with the press. Now he seems really comfortable in

:07:53.:07:57.

his own skin. And you being American, you see what pressure we

:07:58.:08:00.

put on players over here, it is like no other country. He was brought in,

:08:01.:08:05.

you know, coming from Scotland and going to Barcelona to train, like,

:08:06.:08:10.

wow, straight into the spotlight. Exactly right, and he has, he has

:08:11.:08:15.

handled it well throughout. But especially now as Tracey said, after

:08:16.:08:19.

winning last year, he looks so relaxed. He looks comfortable,

:08:20.:08:24.

whatever, what do you want? OK, fine. That is another thing that

:08:25.:08:29.

Amelie Mauresmo could understand. You bring up the US, we have had so

:08:30.:08:35.

many champion, not to much any more, there was always someone to share it

:08:36.:08:39.

with, whereas Amelie Mauresmo can understand, and she didn't play her

:08:40.:08:45.

best, she won his new coach, she won in Australia and here at Wimbledon,

:08:46.:08:48.

away from the French Open t where all the eyes and expectations were,

:08:49.:08:53.

they have so many things they can compare and she can help him with.

:08:54.:08:57.

He looks relaxed on the practise court, just getting ready, something

:08:58.:09:02.

come back where you have helpy memory, you are staying at home, you

:09:03.:09:08.

have won the tournament. He looks really come fortable in himself. 16

:09:09.:09:14.

matches in a row, that doesn't hurt, that he has won conspecktively. He

:09:15.:09:19.

is attack, coming forward. Maybe a question mark on a second of second

:09:20.:09:23.

serves in the last match. You can't fault his play. He is so strong. He

:09:24.:09:29.

hits the ball now, so much harder than he did five years ago, but he

:09:30.:09:34.

looks just out on the court as though you can't push him off

:09:35.:09:39.

balance, you know, he moves so well on this surface, and because, I

:09:40.:09:43.

don't know, he understands it better than most guys, he's hitting the

:09:44.:09:46.

ball confidently, and going after it, as you say. And he has such a

:09:47.:09:52.

good record against the big serves, is he is best return or Novak? It is

:09:53.:09:58.

tough for me to say who is the best. Lit us say one of the best with

:09:59.:10:02.

Novak, that is because his hands, the creativity he has, the

:10:03.:10:06.

combination of the great hands, the great feet, I mean Andy is one of

:10:07.:10:10.

the best defensive player, that means getting that extra ball back

:10:11.:10:14.

in play, he is out of the offence now, he has the creativity on court,

:10:15.:10:20.

and he gives his mum a lot of credit for that, Judy, she was always

:10:21.:10:23.

talking about the full court. So many of the players play a similar

:10:24.:10:29.

style of play now, where just linear, it's the same trajectory all

:10:30.:10:34.

the time. Andy uses the angles. Is slice, not just the slice that is

:10:35.:10:38.

deep, but the slice that is low and short, you know, the nasty one we

:10:39.:10:42.

hate so much that we have to dig out from the grass, and that is one

:10:43.:10:47.

thing to teach it, but another to have the creativity mentally to be

:10:48.:10:51.

able to see the full court, and it is fun to watch Andy, because of the

:10:52.:10:56.

different spins, paces, and kind of lull you into sleeping and boom, he

:10:57.:11:03.

has the power as well. He must be horrible to play. He competitive but

:11:04.:11:08.

not just on a tennis court. O over the rain delays and weekend we have

:11:09.:11:19.

been running the Copa-Uppy. Andy got involved and look how impressive.

:11:20.:11:24.

This is his first go. 78 we scored and that was him top of the

:11:25.:11:30.

leaderboard. Seedorf in second. Mark Petchey in third on nine. He was

:11:31.:11:36.

doing the can-can in his ones. Let us see some more challenges --

:11:37.:11:39.

challengers wanting to take it up. Cup.

:11:40.:12:14.

-- the. Cup.

:12:15.:12:18.

-- Can I catch it each time? My knee. That was one with the toe.

:12:19.:12:27.

On your mark. Get set, go. Andy Murray. Keep practising!

:12:28.:13:37.

So right to the top of the leader board goes Mr Henman, our BBC

:13:38.:13:41.

commentary team is leading the way, but we do hear that Andy Murray

:13:42.:13:46.

wants to have another go. Ten Henman is so extraordinary, he and Andrew

:13:47.:13:52.

Richardson, another guy, a former player, way back when, headed the

:13:53.:14:00.

ball back-and-forth 996 times. No! I swear. He is sick. He is demented.

:14:01.:14:08.

He can't stop himself. That was half an hour Tim Henman got that. They

:14:09.:14:13.

were flying into the copier and he was throwing the drawer, he was in a

:14:14.:14:18.

suit to start off. He said that buzz his second try. That is not true, I

:14:19.:14:23.

was there, he had to take a shower after that. Talk about competitive.

:14:24.:14:29.

He was so upset, he... He joined me court side. I said "What have you

:14:30.:14:36.

been doing?" He was sweating buckets. He said I have been doing

:14:37.:14:42.

Copa-Uppy. We have been asking you to send in your clips as we will

:14:43.:14:47.

show some of those later on. There is one exceptional young lad, we

:14:48.:14:51.

will see, who I have a feeling is going to be top of the leaderboard.

:14:52.:14:55.

More from that later on, this is the scene outside. It looks a lot nicer

:14:56.:15:00.

now, even blue sky round Wimbledon, so players should be getting on the

:15:01.:15:07.

outside courts very very soon. But over on Centre Court play continues

:15:08.:15:12.

under the roof. Just a few moments ago, here is Eugenie Bouchard with

:15:13.:15:16.

set point in the tie-break. Taking the first set tie-break seven points

:15:17.:15:20.

to five. In 56 minutes. Bouchard takes the

:15:21.:15:27.

opening set. That match is live over on BBC One. And here come the

:15:28.:15:31.

players opening set. That match is live over

:15:32.:15:31.

on BBC One. And here come the for Court One, boy,

:15:32.:15:32.

on BBC One. And here come the for Court One, they have been on court a

:15:33.:15:37.

while. They started on Saturday evening. Came back,

:15:38.:15:40.

while. They started on Saturday completed a few games this

:15:41.:15:44.

afternoon, but on they come again. Ana Ivanovic wasn't happy about

:15:45.:15:48.

being made to play in the dark on Saturday evening but Lisicki has a

:15:49.:15:53.

set up, but it is 5-2 to Ivanovic in the second set. That looks as if

:15:54.:15:59.

that may go the distance. The winner will be back again tomorrow. Tracey

:16:00.:16:02.

you have been watching, you have been watching that match. It is a

:16:03.:16:06.

tough match up between the two. It is. Ivanovic came up today, she

:16:07.:16:11.

faced a break point, that first game, and that was really important

:16:12.:16:15.

for her, she came one a big serve out wide. That is really important

:16:16.:16:19.

for her to get that first game, because Lisicki is so dangerous on

:16:20.:16:22.

grass, we know that this is where Lisicki plays her best tennis, a

:16:23.:16:27.

finalist last year, a semifinalist the year before, it is tough to

:16:28.:16:30.

break her serve, she has one of the most powerful serves on court, but

:16:31.:16:34.

Ivanovic is playing so much better this year, much more confident and

:16:35.:16:38.

dangerous with her forehand, and her serve is more reliable. It is great

:16:39.:16:43.

to see her getting back to her best. But Lisicki, like Murray, thrives

:16:44.:16:48.

here coming to Wimbledon. She loves it. He shes thatn't won two matches

:16:49.:16:52.

back-to-back, she has been struggling with a shoulder injury,

:16:53.:16:56.

she wouldn't seem to have that confident because you don't have

:16:57.:17:01.

conspeck sieve -- consecutive matches but she comes to Wimbledon

:17:02.:17:05.

and becomes a new play e with the big serve and massive forehand. And

:17:06.:17:11.

Grigor Dimitrov against Leonardo Mayer. Dimitrov for the first time

:17:12.:17:17.

in the second week, a lot of people fancy his chances. He is one of the

:17:18.:17:20.

few guy, they don't play on grass very often. Just two weeks a year,

:17:21.:17:26.

two or three weeks a year, he glides over the surface his balance is

:17:27.:17:34.

extraordinary, and that gives him a huge advantage, I would have thought

:17:35.:17:39.

he is is a big I favourite against Mayer, which would bring him into

:17:40.:17:48.

the quarters against Murray or Anderson. That would be an

:17:49.:17:51.

interesting match up. And Tsonga against Djokovic that is one we are

:17:52.:17:54.

looking forward to on centre as well. Absolutely. Djokovic has

:17:55.:17:59.

beaten Tsonga the last ten times in a row, but that being said, Tsonga,

:18:00.:18:04.

Novak talked about Tsonga playing op grass, he said how dangerous he can

:18:05.:18:09.

be, because Tsonga can pick his serves is and he can come in and

:18:10.:18:13.

finish points off at the net. We know how dangerous he can be when he

:18:14.:18:18.

is inspired. Jo seems to be very inspired. A former south-east list

:18:19.:18:23.

here, he seems to be playing inspired tennis, he had a Africa

:18:24.:18:26.

match in the last round. Novak knows he has his hands full today. When

:18:27.:18:31.

you lock at the drawer, particularly in the ladies, it is tough to think

:18:32.:18:35.

of who will come through in the bottom half of the draw. We have

:18:36.:18:42.

Maria Sharapova, Kvitova, she is bottom half. Yes. Kvitova by the

:18:43.:18:47.

way, beating Venus, she said that was the best match she feels she has

:18:48.:18:50.

played on grass since she was the champion in 2011, that was a really

:18:51.:18:54.

tight match, high quality, and it is great to see Kvitova playing so well

:18:55.:18:59.

on grass, when she won here in 2011, beating Maria in the final, I

:19:00.:19:04.

predicted as many people did, the Kvitova would dominate the next

:19:05.:19:08.

year, but she hasn't, so for me now, Maria Sharapova is the favourite now

:19:09.:19:16.

that Serena has lost to Cornet. Kvitova plays Shuai Peng. If she

:19:17.:19:23.

gets through she will face Strycova Strycova. -- Strycova. What a story

:19:24.:19:30.

she is here at the championships, she has beaten three seeded player,

:19:31.:19:37.

including Li Na and Caroline Wozniacki. I think she is pleased.

:19:38.:19:42.

She is a very emotional player. She is. 6-2, 7-5. A huge disappointment

:19:43.:19:48.

again for Caroline Wozniacki, look at this, she can't believe she is

:19:49.:19:51.

through to the last eight. She has never been through to the fourth

:19:52.:19:56.

round. Let us hear what she has had to say about the match. Huge

:19:57.:20:00.

congratulations, you are through to the quarter-finals for the first

:20:01.:20:03.

time, and you have beaten the top play e again, in Caroline Wozniacki,

:20:04.:20:09.

your thoughts? My thoughts, I am shocked. Yes, I am shocked but in

:20:10.:20:13.

the same way I am very very happy, because the way I played together it

:20:14.:20:18.

was really good, and I followed a tactic with my coach, I played a

:20:19.:20:23.

good match today. I am surprised to hear you are shocked. You beat Li

:20:24.:20:28.

Na, prior to Serena Williams's defeat was the shock of the

:20:29.:20:32.

tournament. How come? Did you have that beef?

:20:33.:20:34.

tournament. How come? Did you have that I went for every match with my

:20:35.:20:38.

belief, but I am shocked because it never happened to me, and this is

:20:39.:20:42.

the first time and this is something what I, I was dreaming about, and is

:20:43.:20:46.

going on right now, the dream is here, and it is really something

:20:47.:20:51.

overwhelmed. I am overwhelmed. We about your time out of the game. You

:20:52.:20:56.

have come back so strong. How proud of you of what you have dope since

:20:57.:21:00.

you returned? It has been tough for six month, but like I said before, I

:21:01.:21:04.

didn't want to come back any more, I didn't want to play so much, for one

:21:05.:21:10.

months but like OK, I am going to do, I miss it, I feel miss the

:21:11.:21:15.

feeling of competing. Disighed to go for it. I am glad and I am, I don't

:21:16.:21:21.

want to say I am proud because I don't want to, I like I am proud,

:21:22.:21:25.

no, no. I am happy I decided to play again. Did you make that decision

:21:26.:21:29.

yourself or did you have any anybody you spoke to? I made the decision by

:21:30.:21:36.

myself, I didn't want someone pushing me to play. I had some

:21:37.:21:40.

thoughts and I did it myself. She has so much to be proud of.

:21:41.:21:45.

Absolutely. She has a big aggressive Herve Gaymard. She is dominating

:21:46.:21:50.

matches. She has a different game. She loves the backhand, hits it hard

:21:51.:21:56.

and flat. Forehand a weapon as well. She can finish off points at the

:21:57.:22:01.

net. I love stories like that, because she has been on the tour for

:22:02.:22:05.

a number of year, and all of a sudden out the blue comes through

:22:06.:22:10.

and beats Li Na, the number two in the world, she has struggled in the

:22:11.:22:16.

spring, but the women's game has so much depth right now. The young

:22:17.:22:27.

lady, in Nottingham she lost to a player ranked outside the top 1,000.

:22:28.:22:31.

It gives players the feeling I am not that far away and I can do it if

:22:32.:22:36.

I work hard. I tell you what, we will head to Court Number One,

:22:37.:22:40.

because we have tennis. Where are you supposed to be? I am going to

:22:41.:22:45.

Court Number One, I have my running shoes on. Tracey will head there. We

:22:46.:22:58.

saw them walk on to court. It is Ana Ivanovic and Sabine Lisicki. Tracey

:22:59.:23:03.

will be on her way shortly. Andrew Castle is there. He is going to be

:23:04.:23:09.

ages. It is miles away. Thank you very much indeed for, for that chat

:23:10.:23:11.

and a look round. And now we very much indeed for, for that chat

:23:12.:23:20.

this match, which has had, as you said two suspension, one

:23:21.:23:24.

this match, which has had, as you night, and now, this delay here. It

:23:25.:23:30.

is five -- 5-2. Lisicki serving to stay in the set. Ivanovic won the

:23:31.:23:33.

previous point to take it back to deuce.

:23:34.:23:45.

Now if she the get out of this game and ask Ivanovic to serve for it, it

:23:46.:23:50.

will be interesting. And that is what has happened.

:23:51.:24:03.

Two quick points. And quite a demanding situation for

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this former worm number one, Ana Ivanovic. She hasn't been in the top

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ten for a while, but a good year has taken her to number 11, this will

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test her nerve, serving to make it one set all.

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That's a real bonus there. Ivanovic sometimes sees the ball

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toss get away from her. That was good composure on the second serve.

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Two points away from levelling up. And that's it. We have completed two

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sets is of this third round encounter.

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-- two sets is of this. -- two sets of this.

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One set all and now, certainly an interesting contest. Lisicki has

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been taking the ball as quickly as she can, and forcing the play. Ana

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Ivanovic, pretty settled down. Won the first couple of games after the

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resystemion from Saturday night. And now at one set all. --

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resumption. Perhaps we would expect her to play her best tennis. In 2008

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she acentury sended to the top of the world rankings, but her last

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time in top ten was in 2009, so five years ago, and despite all the

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problems with the ball toss, she has shown the determination which marked

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her career. One set all here. It is all about taking the big

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points: And managing to serve out retaining her nerve. The slight

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advantage of serving first in the decider to Lisicki.

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She was in tremendous form coming into this come its -- competition.

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She has been pulled into net many times, but, she has dealt more

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comfortably with the volleys in the forecourt. Most of this match.

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to Ana Ivanovic, you have two commit to it because she is going to belt

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it, given half the chance. So you go for a bit too much, double fault.

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Accepting pressure on the server. -- exerting.

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Lisicki, the first German singles woman to go to the final since

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Steffi Graf. Last year she lost to Marion Bartoli, and she has that

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wonderful service motion that has given her the first game in this now

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long third much. Tracy Austin is back with me, we will give you five

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minutes to recover the long walk. Welcome back. Thank you.

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It is impossible to defend against when Lisicki takes such big cuts at

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the ball. Very smart to use that backhand down

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the line from Lisicki, which tends to move over a little to her left,

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looking for a forehand. Nicely done. And easy ball to miss.

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Enjoy the technique on the forehand side, it is a lesson. It is actually

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a dying art, racket head up, and it didn't drop after contact.

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Lisicki three break point opportunities, one left.

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She is as technically proficient on that forehand side, you might say as

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her countryman Novak Djokovic. It is a sweet and fluid hit, it flies off

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the racket. Lots of love rich. Back to deuce.

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Uses her lower body so well. With all of her shots, to create power.

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First blood in this first set to Sabine Lisicki. She admirably was

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sticking to her task. Dad on the right-hand side, Richard Lisicki. He

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will be pleased. And her coach now as well, now that she is not working

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with Hingis any more. Ivanovic has done a good job of

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trying to put pressure on Lisicki. If an average has great technique

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around the net, it has been effective. -- Ivanovic has great

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technique. That was a bit of an e-mail, that

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one. It was, because of the surface. It was, because of the surface. It's

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completely died and never are so effective. -- they are so effective.

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This is all getting a bit nervy, isn't it? That was... The technical

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expression might be a brick on the forehand. It is difficult to get a

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ball from that low position. Difficult to control it.

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That is some heavy artillery. She can knock her opponents off court.

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It's so often happens with Lisicki when she is playing well, her

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opponents have to adjust to her game.

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She has backed up the break of serve. We have seen in this game and

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match plenty of tricks so long way go yet.

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SUE BARKER: We will be back to see if Ana Ivanovic can get herself back

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into this if Ana Ivanovic can get herself back

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into this set in a moment. On Centre Court under the roof, Bouchard took

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the first set but Cornet, who took out Serena Williams, is fighting

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back. That match is live on BBC1. Also available on the red button,

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the match between Kvitova and Peng is still on serve. That is available

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on red button, as is the game between Lopez and Isner. That is

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only a third round match, so that is happening on Court number three.

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Back we go to Court Number One. Ana Ivanovic needs to get some sort

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of foothold in this deciding set. Must win game? Absolutely. Cannot go

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down a double break with the Lisicki serve. Also, I would think that in

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the back of Ivanovic's mind, she would have to know that Lisicki can

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run hot and cold. There can be unforced errors so she has got to

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keep her calm. Trying to get down so low! You can

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see the likes of Radwanska doing the splits on the baseline, so too

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Lisicki but it is difficult to get up from that position.

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Once again, admirable technique and a high backhand volley on dropping

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ball again, keeping the racket head up, hitting through the ball. Nicely

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put away. Just quickly, what happened to Ana

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Ivanovic after she was the number one in the world? It took her a long

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time to get back after that, she was as low as 65. The expectations were

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too much for her. She was about 19 years old, and Justin Henin took

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herself off the computer. Therefore when Ivanovic won she became number

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one in the world after taking that title in 2008 and it all came too

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quickly. She came to Wimbledon and lost early. For a number of years

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she looked panicked on Court, indecisive.

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It is her seventh double fault. When her toss goes astray she has to

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reach too far behind her. Certainly a -- the attention can be

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the most difficult thing to get used to for any young athlete, as they

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get to the top of the game or achieve things that they have

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previously only dream about. If she was a teenager, it really takes some

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adjustment. Ana Ivanovic's personal life has always been in the

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spotlight as well, I don't know if she is still seeing a golfer but it

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is difficult to handle, is it not? How old were you when you won the US

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Open? 16. I was still going to school so that helped to give me

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some balance and it was a gradual process, I was in the top ten, the

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top five, started beating Martina and Christie and it didn't come out

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of the blue. It wasn't easy though. -- Chrissie. That is a gimme point

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from Ivanovic. At times she can appear, a bit like

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Simon in the men's game, frail on court. Six foot one, tremendously

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athletic. The last thing the German player

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wants is to get involved in any rallies from the back of the court,

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developing any rhythm for Ivanovic. Doing a great job here. Lisicki

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likes shorter points, that's why she likes the surface.

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UMPIRE: On the left service line, the ball was called in.

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Ivanovic not ready and prepared for that second shot. Negative emotions,

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so it is smart to clear her thoughts on this critical point.

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UMPIRE: New balls, please. That really is a blow for Ivanovic,

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Lisicki smothering the ball. You can see why she was a finalist last

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year, and has beaten Serena and Radwanska. To great surprise that

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she could not repeat that form in the final against Marion Bartoli.

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She has played a super-smart much. Saturday night this match started,

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and here we are on Monday, still at it. Dad and camp, delighted. Mum as

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well, right there. A server like this love is new tennis balls.

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Adding insult to injury for Ivanovic.

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Remember last year, Andrew, she was down 3-love in the third to Williams

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and the same against Radwanska. She was very mentally tough.

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What a way to finish! Her seventh ace! Certainly an overpowering

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performance but also subtlety as well, able to use the drop shot and

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real grass court know-how. How does it feel to be in the fourth round? I

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just get the feeling Sabine Lisicki wished all of the tour events were

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played on this surface. It is perfectly suited to her game with

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the big serve, powerful ground strokes, and she seems to move so

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well honoured as well. And the smile is a winner, people love that every

:53:30.:53:38.

day of the week. It has been a grand year for Ana Ivanovic. This is not

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the surface she would pick to play Lisicki on. It has been an

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entertaining match. The Saturday night version, the early afternoon

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version, and this is well. And the draw is fascinating now. It could

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all happen again for Lisicki, couldn't it? Yes, it is wide open

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for her. The highest ranked player left in the draw is number three, a

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Romanian. But you pick Maria Sharapova to go through from this

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half? I do, she has so much confidence, recently winning the

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French Open title and she looks fresh to me. So often French Open

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winners don't have the energy at Wimbledon but this woman here always

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has the energy and she is such a favourite because she shows her

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emotions on her sleeve. Always with a smile, even if she is losing she

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will let you know how she is feeling. Look at the little girl in

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the purple heart, -- hat, there is no element of Lisicki she has not

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noticed. This is a champion, and I would like to be on this Court One

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day. It is lovely, isn't it? I'm not sure she has had hers signed yet.

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People keep coming over the top. That is the selfie. Way more

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important. I think the little girl might belong to the gentleman there

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and they got the shot they were looking for. We could see a lot more

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of Sabine Lisicki in this tournament. Comfortable indeed. Such

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a lovely schedule on the second Monday of the Championships, looking

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forward to both men's and women's matches, the doubles, the seniors,

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the juniors. Great tennis here at the Championships. We have just seen

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Sabine Lisicki win 6-1 in the final set.

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Congratulations, we had darkness and rain, have you ever taken so long to

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complete a match? Actually, no. It was quite fitting, come back, play,

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rain, finally finish it. You did, and Ivanovic came out all guns

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blazing but you don't so deep and found so much for the final set. It

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was a good match, she is such a good player. I was ready and she had some

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amazing winners when we came out the first time. Then the rain came in,

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then I think we were both hitting the winners. I ended up playing a

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few more. In the next round you play someone who you previously played in

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the Olympics, how do you take that in your stride? I had a great few

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matches here so she is playing well on grass, she has a big serve so I

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have to be ready but I am looking forward to another match. It is so

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much fun to play out there. Are you feeling as good as last year? Yes,

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the fans make me feel so good here. They're cheering gives me so much

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energy. Congratulations, well done. SUE BARKER: What a performance from

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Sabine Lisicki, she has not had a great year so far but she is finding

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her best form here as she did one year ago when she got through to the

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final. It will be a busy time for her, back on court tomorrow. Well

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done to Sabine Lisicki on Court Number One. Over on Centre Court,

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this match is live on BBC One, and Bouchard of Canada is just two

:58:30.:58:35.

points away from a place in the quarterfinals. That much is live on

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BBC1. Court number three, this is live on the red button, three

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tie-break sets, no break of serve. That one looks like it is going the

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distance, it is live on the red button. Plenty of play happening

:58:58.:59:04.

here, I'm delighted to say the rain clouds have moved away so now we are

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going to take you to Court Number Two to see Kvitova against Peng, and

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Kvitova has just taken the first set, served it out six - three.

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Let's join our commentators there. The first set didn't cause Kvitova

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too many headaches out here, just the one break of serve to go five -

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three up, then she served for the set, just needed one set point,

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burned herself three. -- burned It makes such a difference when she

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gets that first serve into play. Gives herself the chance to play

:00:51.:01:19.

straight into the space. Finally a bit of a smile from Peng.

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She needed that to start the second set in that manner. She did and

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again not the best drop with have seen from Petra Kvitova. She hasn't

:01:31.:01:37.

been successful with that particular shot in this match, but this is the

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best response we have had off it from Shuai Peng.

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A drop shot off a drop She really middles that one, Peng

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Shuai. Came right on to her, barely had to

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move. Very compact of that take back.

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Kvitova, although her first serve percentage hasn't been great

:03:34.:03:35.

throughout the course of the match. She is yet to lose a point behind

:03:36.:03:37.

that first serve. Powerful again from Kvitova. It

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levels things up in the first set. It doevent have to be in the corner,

:04:18.:04:22.

that is the the thing. It is such a heavy strike. Hard, straight through

:04:23.:04:29.

the middle is just as effective. Kvitova's coach looking very

:04:30.:04:33.

relaxed. He has to be one of the most chilled out coaches on the

:04:34.:04:37.

women's tour They have been playing back garden tennis according to

:04:38.:04:42.

Kvitova's Twitter account in the house they are sharing in Wimbledon.

:04:43.:05:07.

Off forehand return has Peng Shuai stuck in concrete.

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Interesting choice of shot from Peng Shuai.

:06:02.:06:08.

She has really pulled so far off the court, attempting to drop the ball

:06:09.:06:13.

short. Not getting the job done with that.

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Up ball was called out. Let us have a closer look at this then.

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Hawk-Eye is quite happy: She has every right to be annoyed with that

:07:02.:07:04.

line call. She gets another first serve.

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She would like to hang on to the one she just had.

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Early chance for Kvitova to get the break. Potentially march on to the

:07:40.:07:47.

quarter-finals. Peng was raeltly retch reaching for

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that and Kvitova gets the early break. She moves aend head in this

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second set, two games to one. -- Peng was really reaching for that.

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It is all going very smoothly out here for Petra Kvitova.

:08:22.:08:30.

She has been so strong on her own service games, I mine, if she can

:08:31.:08:38.

keep up the serving, she's had going throughout the course of this match,

:08:39.:08:43.

I don't see Peng Shuai breaking her. As much as Peng Shuai can hang in,

:08:44.:08:48.

we haven't had too many lengthy rallies, but it is how is she going

:08:49.:08:53.

to create some daylight between herself and the number six seed? At

:08:54.:08:58.

the moment, she is looking fairly composed. Too much is worrying her.

:08:59.:09:04.

-- not too much is worrying her. For Peng Shuai it is an uphill battle,

:09:05.:09:08.

but plenty of people in Court Two to watch this one. Peng Shuai has never

:09:09.:09:13.

been to a quarter-final of after Grand Slam before.

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-- of a Grand Slam before. Kvitova very familiar, area --

:09:21.:09:27.

familiar face. That is how strong her first serve

:09:28.:09:33.

has been. The first serve percentage from

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Kvitova hasn't been high, it sat 38% at the moment, but, when it does go

:09:48.:09:53.

in, she wins the point. Still, yet to lose a point behind

:09:54.:09:59.

that first serve. I spoke too soon. It's broken.

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100 percent record gone. And then back to business.

:10:19.:10:41.

Looking to march on through, Kvitova. Game point for 3-1. Leads

:10:42.:10:56.

by a set to love. Impressive. She has her sights on

:10:57.:11:04.

the quarter-final. With that opens up a 3-1 lead.

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It was always she might be the number one doubles

:11:07.:11:25.

player in the world but up against Kvitova. When she does come out with

:11:26.:11:27.

firing a first serve like that, very hard to reply.

:11:28.:12:15.

Oh no! Agonising She placed that serve so well. Suddenly at 30 all,

:12:16.:13:10.

3-1 down. Things Right on the line. No doubt about

:13:11.:13:59.

that. She does hold but Kvitova still a break up and she leads 3-2.

:14:00.:14:01.

well, on the right-hand side there, on top of Peng Shuai's bag, that

:14:02.:14:14.

little pink object, looks like an elephant from this angle but I can

:14:15.:14:19.

tell you. That is huge. That is a lucky cow, believe it or not. I

:14:20.:14:26.

believe it is supposed to be a cat. She is supposed to be carrying a

:14:27.:14:30.

lucky cow because she was born in the year of the cow.

:14:31.:14:34.

But it does look like an elephant from here. It does, doesn't it. That

:14:35.:14:42.

was a trunk I would say. Maybe the cow seized to bring her --

:14:43.:14:47.

ceased to bring her luck, I would have thought this run towards the

:14:48.:14:53.

the quarter-final, is that, that is a rhino? I think it is an elephant.

:14:54.:15:03.

I am sure she was born in the year of the cow, 1986. Certainly a run

:15:04.:15:12.

wards the quarter-finals means stepping out as a doubles player,

:15:13.:15:18.

she has been in the shadow of Li Na as Chinese singles players so much

:15:19.:15:25.

and it has raised her profile on the singles circuit somewhat.

:15:26.:15:56.

Peng Shuai has a lot of work to do here.

:15:57.:16:04.

What a serve. What a serve. It has just been so effective in

:16:05.:16:12.

this match, that serve out wide, from Kvitova. Look at the way it

:16:13.:16:16.

just keeps moving away from Peng Shuai.

:16:17.:16:29.

Well, that sud season That serve from Kvitova straight

:16:30.:16:58.

into the strike zone of Peng Shuai. As soon as the serve went out, the

:16:59.:17:00.

angle opened up for Kvitova. The serve out wide when it work, it

:17:01.:17:10.

is as if the ball is heat seeking and curving away. Trying to finds

:17:11.:17:16.

its target. Racing away from the opponent.

:17:17.:17:44.

Kvitova looking at a 4-2 lead here. Nicely set up by Kvitova again, the

:17:45.:17:59.

serve. Doing the job, and she moves ahead 4-2 in the second set. Getting

:18:00.:18:03.

ever closer to a place in the quarter-finals.

:18:04.:18:06.

Certainly not being put through the ring other tested in the same way as

:18:07.:18:14.

she was when he intent up against Venus Williams. It quite a different

:18:15.:18:21.

match. Quite a different encounter. . -- it is quite a different match.

:18:22.:19:57.

Peng Shuai is in danger of letting this match slipway quickly. She is

:19:58.:20:07.

just beaten by the depth and pace that is coming off Kvitova's racket.

:20:08.:20:13.

A little too much from Peng Shuai to deal with.

:20:14.:20:18.

That was better. That was better from Peng Shuai.

:20:19.:20:22.

Coming up with something deep of her own.

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Is She is a set and break down, she has to keep swinging away and take

:20:29.:20:29.

her chances. Another game for Kvitova. She moves

:20:30.:20:47.

ahead 5-2 in the second set. She will have new balls with which to

:20:48.:20:49.

come out and serve for the match. The draw here, quarter-final, is

:20:50.:21:40.

beckoning for Petra Kvitova. Against Barbora Strycova. Should she win.

:21:41.:21:45.

The bottom half of the draw, now, Caroline Wozniacki has been knocked

:21:46.:22:02.

out, Radwanska has to be a threat. Safarova came through today against

:22:03.:22:10.

another Czech player. Czech tennis in the womens is on the up at the

:22:11.:22:14.

moment. Absolutely. Here is Petra Kvitova serving for a place in the

:22:15.:22:25.

quarter-finals. That game could go rather quickly, I

:22:26.:22:28.

have the feeling. It really has been an impressive

:22:29.:22:57.

serving disa play from Petra Kvitova, and first and second serve.

:22:58.:23:13.

-- display. Play from Petra Kvitova, and first

:23:14.:23:15.

and second serve. -- display. I was going to say three match

:23:16.:23:18.

points but we do have a challenge from Peng Shuai. I think this is

:23:19.:23:25.

wishful thinking from her. What do you have to lose? You may ask the

:23:26.:23:30.

question. She is now three match points down.

:23:31.:23:48.

No! She may it. Kvitova was almost disbelieving.

:23:49.:24:32.

Kvitova, the 2011 champion, into the quarter-finals.

:24:33.:24:54.

And she has barely been troubled really. Straight sets.

:24:55.:25:00.

And she is into the quarter-finals for the fifth year in a row at

:25:01.:25:04.

Wimbledon. She is so pleased to be there too.

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That was an impressive performance from Petra Kvitova. She was rarely

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put under too much pressure from Peng Shuai. Just had too much power.

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The lucky elephant or cow didn't do much good. Kvitova must believe she

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has a good chance of lifting a second Wimbledon champion.

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has a good chance of lifting a bottom half of draw has opened #u7

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for her. It is there for the It is a match which has lasted one

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hour and one minute. The crowd have still enjoyed seeing a former

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champion in action on Court No. Two, we had a lengthy rain delay before

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the match started. The players appeared. Had to disappear and keep

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themselves occupied. As did the crowd. They came back and were

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treated to a fairly dominant display by Petra Kvitova.

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Her first serve didn't always go in but when it it did it worked well

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for her, she won so many of the points, as we mentioned on that

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first serve. She will hope that will be a feature that continues deeper

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into the draw. Intark so we are leaving on Court

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Two. On Centre Court Andy Murray has walked on to court. He is about to

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start his Fourth Round match against Kevin Anderson, the big server from

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South Africa who has hit 63 ace already in this tournament. Andy

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under way on centre court, that match is live on BBC One. We are a

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heading to number one top see Grigor Dimitrov. It is on serve. He is

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seeded 11th but he was the champion at Queens and a great grass court

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pedigree. He is up against Leonardo Mayer, so let us join our

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commentators Peter Fleming and Andrew Cotter. You can see why

:27:25.:27:29.

people are getting so excited about the prospect of Dimitrov, but again

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he is realising that talent. He has looked very very comfortable so far.

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Especially on his serve. No breaks but Dimitrov looks far the stronger

:27:40.:27:42.

player. Yes, that is fine, lost just the one

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point on his own serve and got to deuce, on Mayer's first service game

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and appears to have a good case, shall we say, for breaking through

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at some point. Mayer will need to serve his very best.

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throughout the tournament. About 80% of the points when he put

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the first serve in players so it is is a good weapon.

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Once again Dimitrov instinctively moving in, when he gets Mayer out of

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position. A nice split step, has a lot of court covered.

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His best service game so far. Getting steadily better on his

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serve, Leonardo Mayer. His coach watching on.

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Had Mayer challenged that ball, he would have found some joy. It was on

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the line. Unlucky. stronger, but he is finding more joy

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on Dimitrov's serve. He would have been nervous to start the match.

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Settling down now. Impressed with Dimitrov's serving

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throughout this tournament. In pressured situations, he has come up

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with the goods, as he did there. They displayed towards the end of

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that service came from Dimitrov. -- a display. That is how you want to

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react at 15-30, three bombs. Thank you very much. No problem. We have

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been talking about Dimitrov ever since he was compared to Federer.

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Said he was better than Federer at the age of 17, 18. He has had to

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live with that pressure. What a sadistic thing to say! That will be

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easy to live up to! Yeah, but he is starting to get there.

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Quarterfinalist at the Australian Open this year. This is as far as he

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has been at Wimbledon. His coach will add toughness. He has seen it

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before with other players. We saw the win at

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before with other players. We saw has won this season. Of course, his

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first career victory was in Stockholm last October.

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first career victory was in was a springboard for him. The match

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at the Australian Open, another milestone, taking Nadal into a tight

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four sets. That was the first time in a major but he showed he can hang

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with the best. You add to the natural talent the knowledge, I can

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do this, and you have a pretty formidable opponent.

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Well, he has served more place-macros in the tournament than

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Dimitrov has. Considerably more. -- aces in the tournament.

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A couple of sparrows having an aerial battle around Court One for a

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moment. They have now gone off to brawl elsewhere.

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Thinking about it, well, he is going to challenge. It was not a gesture

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of any great evidence in this challenge. It is going to Mayer if

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it is wide. Worth asking the question. We remain on serve. As you

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said, he is settling into the match OK, Leonardo Mayer. He would have

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been nervous. This is as far as he has been in heavy Ali any Grand

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Slam. -- in any Grand Slam. He has settled into a wonderful rhythm. 72%

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of his first serves have gone in. He is being aggressive.

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A couple of errors now of the forehand.

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And because it was 30-30, Dimitrov pretty conservative with the

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approach shot. That was the opening that Mayer needed.

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Wow. Second serve right smack in the corner of the box. For all his

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relative dominance, the first break point of the match went to Mayer.

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Again, the answer from Dimitrov was good.

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In the blue, the coach of Mayer. I am sure he will be pleased with his

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player's aggression. He is trying to impose himself.

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A rather meet end for Mayer. But it is a hold for Dimitrov. -- meek end.

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The flag bearer for Argentinian tennis here, Leonardo Mayer. Del

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Potro not here. A couple of first-round exit as well. I think

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the football is taking... I understand there are far fewer

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Argentinian jealous here with the football and without Del Potro. He

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is going well, Mayer -- Argentinian journalists. He will have to play

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his very best to upset Dimitrov. Thus far, he is

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his very best to upset Dimitrov. not far off it. The difference use

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his very best to upset Dimitrov. you have to wear for grass, you can

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still slide. A lot of players would go into the slide worried they could

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not come out of it without being carried off on a stretcher. Dimitrov

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is one of the more flexible players. Becoming one of the stronger players

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as well. One shot at Queen's where it was almost full splits and a

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little volley will stop a thing of beauty. -- a little volley. A thing

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of beauty. He showed us graceful moves like that day after day. After

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surviving a scare on his serve, he can now put the pressure on Mayer.

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few errors along with the winners because that is how he needs to

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play. He cannot afford to be completely safe.

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What happened there? Did not look like a winner but it was. It should

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not have been. What was Mayer doing? A brief fit of laziness. Mental

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laziness, I think. They talk about it quite a lot,

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suddenly Mayer switched off on the previous point, but the very best

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players will not switch off. A little drop-in level and he is being

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punished by Dimitrov. Wonderful from Dimitrov. An example

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of his flexibility, poise and shotmaking. All of the great

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players, the very best, they are great defenders. Dimitrov is

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starting to show us that he too can play that side of the ball. That

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defence gives him the right to attack now.

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That was an aggressive second serve, 107 mph-macro. Still one more set

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point for Grigor Dimitrov -- 107mph. The number 11 seed has the first

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set. He took it well in that game. Just stepped up his level slightly.

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Mayer dropped a little bit. That was the difference. Exactly. There was

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nothing in that set. It was just, really, that one point. Lose the

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first or second point in the game, when Mayer approached the net,

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Dimitrov hit what looked to be a pretty tame backhand up the line and

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Mayer did not even flinch. Perhaps there was something in the way

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Dimitrov shaped up for the shot that made him think he was going to chip

:48:20.:48:27.

it across court. But when, you can be in trouble. Not a huge amount in

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it. Mayer with a few more unforced errors. But a pretty close set. On

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grass especially, statistics are if not meaningless sometimes

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irrelevant. Just because all you need to do is hold serve. Our start

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the league statistics man is sobbing quietly. What do they say? Lies,

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damn lies and... Statistics. They give a little bit of a guide. There

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are important categories to look out for. The amount of first serves,

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generally speaking, you land your first serve and you will have a very

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good chance. Super slow motion is designed for players like Grigor

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Dimitrov and Federer. It is the balance and the poise. A bit gloomy

:49:31.:49:34.

overhead again. I am going to ask you who the

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Bulgarian number two men's play areas. -- player is. Can you think

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of a name? I can't even read it! The world

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number 327. It just shows what sort of an achievement it is for Dimitrov

:50:29.:50:30.

to get where he is. It is the same as Andy Murray in his

:50:31.:50:42.

position. There are major inquests as to what is happening in their

:50:43.:50:46.

tennis. Even the women's side, apart from the sisters, it is not... Not a

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real pedigree of tennis in Bulgaria. Hard as nails!

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What happened there! We will endeavour to find out. He does not

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like the ball. I think it might be an old one. Or a dead one. One of

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the two. I think it was in Miami when someone

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fainted in the heat, not at the site of Dimitrov, but he helped her to

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the side and he was the hero for the day.

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The second set is under love for Dimitrov. Everyone getting

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excited about Dimitrov because he is a possible next quarterfinal

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opponent for Kevin Anderson. Or Andy Murray, should he come through.

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Who? ! It is so nice to see a guy with this much talent start to come

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through, start to put in the hard work and gain the belief required to

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step up and compete with the very best. How would you come through in

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a country with no real rich tennis history? His father is a tennis

:53:07.:53:11.

coach and was very keen to get Grigor started down that path.

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Extraordinary effort to get there from Grigor Dimitrov. Lovely touch

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from Leonardo Mayer. Not many players can do this. All to no

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avail, but have a look. I can do that! You would still be down there.

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With a crane, they would have to get me. St John ambulance.

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And again. He hit that with a full swing, loads of top-spin. He is

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feeling it right now. Very confident.

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Early pressure in the second set on the Argentinian serve.

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SUE BARKER: Still a long way to go in this match. We will leave it on

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BBC Two because we are heading to Centre Court. If you want to

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continue watching this, you can. It is live on the red button. We will

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continue to update you on BBC Two. We are heading to Centre Court

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because Andy Murray is up against Kevin Anderson. He has a break of

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serve, leading 4-3 in the opening set. Let us join our commentators,

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Tim Henman, John McEnroe and Mark Petchey.

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Murray looking good but not as good as the guy who has been stealing

:56:41.:56:44.

around in Tim Henman's wardrobe! Not making too many inroads in the

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Murray service game at the moment. Got to deuce once. Reliant on Murray

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not serving well. JOHN MCENROE: Gets it done. Credit

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to him, took him a while to get comfortable. 6ft numeric date tall.

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-- 6ft numeric date. He has been battling out there. Best tennis of

:57:56.:57:59.

his life, he has been playing. Murray changed his mind. He had

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already given away the drop shot. Anderson was starting to move

:58:16.:58:20.

forward. It looks like he would hit it deep. Federer is an expert at

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that. Then he went back to it and Anderson was on it.

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That was 106, John. You talked about the serve that got him at deuce at

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98. Is that anticipation? Is that something you can teach? I don't

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know if you can teach that. You need the spring to deal with that. The

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reach is there. Murray likes to go big out wide. But you have got to

:59:09.:59:13.

really study it. You would think with all of the practice sessions,

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he would be able to see that serve coming before it was too late.

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Credit Murray's disguise. He is one of the most diligent

:59:20.:59:48.

workers on the tour. He subscribes to the training on the computer as

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well to try to improve the reaction times. He has certainly gone the

:59:52.:59:59.

extra mile in his career, Anderson, to get every last ounce out of his

:00:00.:00:01.

game. There it is again. Absolutely

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respect for him for doing everything possible. I don't think he can do

:00:14.:00:20.

anything about the sheer speed. are pretty close. You speak to these

:00:21.:01:11.

guys, they all feel he is the quickest out there. You same boat.

:01:12.:01:23.

You read that in the papers? I did, I am not going to say which one.

:01:24.:01:33.

The difference in that speed could be the difference between Murray and

:01:34.:01:50.

Anderson. That is how fast you same bolt -- Usain Bolt is.

:01:51.:02:15.

We'll have all our statistics in front of us, was it an unforced

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error or a forced error? A forced error, an excellent second serve.

:02:24.:02:29.

Caught in a little bit off-guard, it kicked more than he thought. --

:02:30.:02:34.

caught him a little off-guard. Anderson has clearly played better

:02:35.:02:59.

than he did in the first 20 minutes. He has settled in. It is nice to see

:03:00.:03:10.

him playing up to his ability. He throws down the hardest serve of the

:03:11.:03:20.

match. Get set up to 128. He is going to make marry at least serve

:03:21.:03:21.

this out. -- Murray. Such a testing return, Murray well

:03:22.:03:58.

inside his baseline but up the middle. Anderson, although he works

:03:59.:04:04.

so hard on his agility, unable to contort his body out of the way.

:04:05.:04:11.

Surprised he let that go. Interesting pass by Murray. What a

:04:12.:04:26.

row was this from? One of yours! I can relate to that. A throwback. --

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which era. Surprised Murray with that bit of

:04:34.:05:20.

subtlety. He does force Andy to serve out this opening set. We will

:05:21.:05:29.

be back to see Andy Murray serve for the second set, meanwhile matches

:05:30.:05:33.

continue elsewhere. Grigor Dimitrov is 3-2 up against Leonardo Maher.

:05:34.:05:40.

That match is on the red button. Over on Court three, Radwanska,

:05:41.:05:55.

3-3. That is also on the red button. Matches continue on Monday, but our

:05:56.:05:57.

focus is on Centre Court. Andy Murray would have been

:05:58.:06:13.

conscious of the Challenger today. He is starting to find his feet

:06:14.:06:16.

among the big boys in the tournament, Anderson.

:06:17.:06:24.

Both players have come out pretty much as expected. Murray continues

:06:25.:06:31.

to play excellent tennis, Anderson has found himself forced stop the

:06:32.:06:34.

problem is it looks like he will be down eight set. -- a set. One last

:06:35.:06:44.

attempt to level things here. He has been worried repeatedly by

:06:45.:07:09.

that first serve. You would think he would say, I am getting the gist of

:07:10.:07:13.

this, I am going to cover the one out wide.

:07:14.:07:43.

That is well played. He absolutely hits a bit beautiful ball, for a big

:07:44.:07:58.

guy, gets down nice and slow. It was a fantastic shot, but you still felt

:07:59.:08:02.

three or four shots before he could have come into the net and tried to

:08:03.:08:07.

make the rally a little shorter. One of the few points he has won. Steps

:08:08.:08:15.

over to his right. Doesn't look like it.

:08:16.:08:23.

That is where Murray wants to see him, back behind the baseline,

:08:24.:08:30.

giving him that angle. Absolutely should continue to take it. Anderson

:08:31.:08:35.

comes up with the solution. Continues to go on that forehand

:08:36.:09:00.

side and erode the confidence of Anderson on the return. Probably

:09:01.:09:02.

keep going up the middle. No. You can see how important it was it

:09:03.:10:13.

brings a smile to the face of Sir Alex Ferguson a fellow Scot. He is

:10:14.:10:15.

in the lead. Just got a sense in the opening set

:10:16.:10:30.

that may be Anderson in some of those exchanges, going back to

:10:31.:10:36.

Andy's forehand a little bit. I think this is another case, we

:10:37.:10:47.

have seen a hundreds of times before, where a guy walks out on

:10:48.:10:53.

this great court, it is hard to think clearly. You just looked up

:10:54.:10:56.

and the next thing you know to our down 2-0, 3-1. You battled yourself,

:10:57.:11:03.

you battled the guy who is a defending champion, a great player,

:11:04.:11:07.

and you are trying to work out how to win. You want to get some rhythm,

:11:08.:11:12.

you want to get some confidence. You are pretty much going to play it's

:11:13.:11:16.

fairly safe until you get your game going. Now he has, but he has not

:11:17.:11:22.

been able to bring the thinking cap to things yet. Everything he has

:11:23.:11:26.

done to Murray he has expected, seen it all before. That is what we

:11:27.:11:32.

expected, we expected Murray to take advantage. Now with the first set

:11:33.:11:36.

under his belt, a big question with a lot of the top players these days

:11:37.:11:42.

is is there a plan B? I think there is scope for Anderson to sneak to

:11:43.:11:46.

the net a little more, whether it is behind the serve or an aggressive

:11:47.:11:53.

ground strokes or Andy Murray's second serve. He needs to try and

:11:54.:11:56.

bring a different aspect to the game.

:11:57.:12:04.

He has had a couple of days off, that should help him. He had a far

:12:05.:12:14.

more difficult time. Legs should be reasonably well recharged. He needs

:12:15.:12:18.

to get ahead here, early. Murray did a good job in the first

:12:19.:13:02.

set of getting the early break. Anderson has to try and create a bit

:13:03.:13:05.

of scoreboard pressure here, keep his nose in front and hold onto the

:13:06.:13:13.

first new service games. -- first view.

:13:14.:13:23.

So comfortable returning that serve. 127 miles an hour and Murray made it

:13:24.:13:31.

look like 107 mph. That hurts! Happy Christmas. That is

:13:32.:14:00.

hard to believe. It will be difficult to dig himself out of this

:14:01.:14:02.

one at 0-40. Big and deep, nothing Murray could

:14:03.:15:12.

do about that. There is Neville Godwin, Kevin's wife on the left of

:15:13.:15:19.

your picture, Kelsey O'Neal. In the first set Murray had 0-40 and came

:15:20.:15:29.

back, is history going to repeat itself?

:15:30.:15:35.

This will be big if he can take out of this, especially

:15:36.:15:44.

This will be big if he can take out missed that zero - 30, to shrug that

:15:45.:15:46.

off. That was a nice paste point from

:15:47.:17:26.

Murray, did not feel he was under any pressure. Murray will make

:17:27.:17:32.

significant headway if he can get this break point in the second set.

:17:33.:17:54.

Surprised he chose to slice the forehand. If he had hit a solid

:17:55.:18:08.

forehand either side, it seemed like the game was his.

:18:09.:18:35.

You notice when he hit his return, he started to move forward and got

:18:36.:18:51.

right on this ball. Anderson hit a pretty good pass, but he was in an

:18:52.:18:58.

excellent volleying position. This break point chance of this game

:18:59.:18:59.

already. -- fifth break point. We were having a bit of a debate

:19:00.:19:31.

about the best volleyer in the top 100, not a lot to choose from. I

:19:32.:19:35.

think Murray is probably going to be pretty high up there.

:19:36.:19:58.

Turning defence into attack. That the difference, he can hit a

:19:59.:20:09.

Turning defence into attack. That ball with more impact on the run

:20:10.:20:12.

down Anderson. This shot right there. Anderson just cannot match

:20:13.:20:14.

that. Too good. He is going for it now, 140 mile --

:20:15.:20:59.

140 mph second serve. He has to do that. He does, but he has to do it

:21:00.:21:04.

on the ground strokes as well, moving forward.

:21:05.:21:30.

Devastating, that backhand return. He is just not used to somebody

:21:31.:21:42.

being able to do that. Put him in this bad a position. One of

:21:43.:21:48.

Murray's biggest challenges is dealing with adversity. He has not

:21:49.:21:51.

had too much adversity in this tournament. He has had ten break

:21:52.:21:56.

point today, though, and has only taken one.

:21:57.:22:04.

Wouldn't put him in the top 100... Top ten. It was the right idea,

:22:05.:22:13.

though. It should have been made, obviously. It was not so much that

:22:14.:22:20.

short, it was what he went through to try and hold on. He was under a

:22:21.:22:23.

lot of pressure in the whole game and that is what got him in the end.

:22:24.:22:30.

If serving and volleying is not your natural instinct, it is probably not

:22:31.:22:34.

a good idea to do it when you are a set down. You want to do it when you

:22:35.:22:39.

are in front, then use the tactic so you will be a little more

:22:40.:22:45.

comfortable later on. That is really deflated game for Anderson to lose.

:22:46.:22:50.

He put a locked into that. He is now a set and a break down. That has got

:22:51.:22:57.

to be depressing. -- he put a lock into that. -- a lot. The good news

:22:58.:23:05.

just keeps coming to Kevin. He is playing better. It is one

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thing he can try to hang his hat on. If you're going to have a long day

:23:27.:23:30.

at the office, there are worse places to have it down at Centre

:23:31.:23:34.

Court at Wimbledon. I this stage he is hoping it is a long day at the

:23:35.:23:40.

office. Never before has he reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal, it sure

:23:41.:23:43.

does not look like it will happen right now.

:23:44.:23:54.

Look what he just did, he hit the ball flat, straight up the line up

:23:55.:24:11.

over the biggest part of the net. He has hit its side spin, look at this,

:24:12.:24:16.

across the face of the ball, hardly any spin on it at all. A bit like

:24:17.:24:25.

Connors, do you agree? I do, I hear he is in the area. He would love

:24:26.:24:27.

that. Just not getting his feet through

:24:28.:24:46.

the courts at all. Look at his movement, almost stuck on the grass.

:24:47.:24:51.

At 81 miles an hour he has two move up a lot closer to the ball, rather

:24:52.:24:58.

than waiting for it. Cruises through another service

:24:59.:25:38.

game. Puts the pressure back on Anderson. Starting to feel the

:25:39.:25:48.

strain. His belief is dissipating. Definitely a few jackets going on.

:25:49.:25:54.

He could use the rain right now, that is for sure.

:25:55.:26:02.

This happened to Murray when he was up a break in the first set. They

:26:03.:26:38.

kept playing. Maybe the same thing will happen, a little drizzle. Very

:26:39.:26:43.

slight. You do not see that too much these

:26:44.:27:04.

days. Should he be careful? Murray knew exactly what was happening.

:27:05.:27:08.

Look at how far Murray was inside the baseline. When you are that big

:27:09.:27:13.

you do not have a lot of choice if you are Murray, that is the right

:27:14.:27:21.

shop. -- shot. You do not see much emotion from Kevin Anderson. Andy

:27:22.:27:27.

Murray does not want to see him angry, does he? Six foot eight.

:27:28.:27:41.

That is really rubbing it in. It is not great timing. If you have just

:27:42.:27:51.

pegged a guy in the chest and you have to go back to the locker room

:27:52.:28:00.

for a rain delay! Need to think ahead in this game.

:28:01.:28:20.

Missed that overhead in the previous service game comedy was not going to

:28:21.:28:31.

do the same then. -- in the previous service game, he was not going to do

:28:32.:28:41.

the same then. Murray is asking the umpire who is going to make a

:28:42.:28:45.

decision if the court is slippery and he said what kind of shoes have

:28:46.:28:47.

you got on? That is good. He has shown Anderson a clean pair

:28:48.:29:12.

of heels, that is for sure. When it gets a little slippery you back off

:29:13.:29:15.

a little because you want to give yourself a little extra time, but it

:29:16.:29:18.

is more green further back. yourself a little extra time, but it

:29:19.:29:21.

is A lot of good options. Let's hope it stops raining. That is the main

:29:22.:29:26.

thing. And that nobody takes a fall.

:29:27.:29:46.

What an exchange! A valiant effort from Anderson.

:29:47.:29:55.

It was a great effort, let see Anderson here. He says that set, I

:29:56.:30:03.

give up, but wait a second. If he moved back towards the court he

:30:04.:30:04.

could have gotten this. This would benefit Murray in the

:30:05.:30:38.

sense the ball will skid more and stay lower. Tougher for Anderson to

:30:39.:30:46.

deal with. It will be eight bigger cushion for Murray to have a double

:30:47.:30:55.

break -- a bigger cushion. Anderson just can't quite find his spots on

:30:56.:30:56.

the first serve. A double break, it Julia -- it is.

:30:57.:31:22.

As you say, Anderson and able to find his spots. Just a couple of

:31:23.:31:29.

aces today. He was averaging 21 in his first three matches. The rain

:31:30.:31:36.

hits hard. This. Now finally. They have not left the court yet. -- this

:31:37.:31:50.

will stop now finally. Djokovic, slight second, Murray, third, Nadal.

:31:51.:31:57.

These guys have more reach than Rafa Nadal at 6ft 1. Andy is 6ft 3. When

:31:58.:32:09.

you look up, he is behind the baseline. He overhit so often. They

:32:10.:32:17.

must expect this to blow by because they are putting up umbrellas. The

:32:18.:32:23.

problem is, on grass, even though there is a very small amount of

:32:24.:32:30.

drizzle, once the court gets damp... Grab your bags. It is

:32:31.:32:40.

stressful watching these guys run on, you think you will get run over.

:32:41.:32:52.

Well, he might be disappointed with the weather, but he will not be

:32:53.:32:56.

disappointed with his level of play and be situation he finds himself in

:32:57.:33:00.

right now. They set to the good and a couple of breaks up in the second

:33:01.:33:06.

set as he leaves Centre Court -- a set. It looks as though he will be

:33:07.:33:09.

returning once again deeper into the second week. Never a site you like

:33:10.:33:21.

to see, but the good news is that the roof will shut as pretty as

:33:22.:33:26.

possible, if they don't believe it will blow over as quickly as perhaps

:33:27.:33:37.

they thought. The Murray side of it have left. The Andersons are hanging

:33:38.:33:45.

around. Is that supposed to be a sunflower? It is in the wrong

:33:46.:33:50.

location right now! Lord knows what that is! It seemed like a good idea

:33:51.:33:57.

when he was groping around in the dark. Then to work -- in the dark

:33:58.:34:04.

for something to wear. Hi I thought my shirt was taking some chances! He

:34:05.:34:13.

is clearly decent in self defence. He is going to get a few comments

:34:14.:34:24.

wearing that today. SUE BARKER: Some variant to Billie

:34:25.:34:34.

Piper -- very interesting outfits on Centre Court. We will wait and see

:34:35.:34:37.

if they will close the roof. Around Wimbledon, the covers are going on

:34:38.:34:43.

and players are coming off. In the bottom right of your picture, they

:34:44.:34:50.

are putting the covers on, on Court One as well. The good trot against

:34:51.:34:55.

Leonardo Mayer, that has ended as well. -- Grigor Dimitrov against

:34:56.:35:02.

Leonardo Mayer. It is at least 20 minutes until players will go back

:35:03.:35:06.

on. What is happening outside the studio? Court number 18 is playing

:35:07.:35:19.

on. A lady 's doubles match. They operating it. And we are braving it

:35:20.:35:26.

in the studio. We are really roughing it.

:35:27.:35:31.

It is dangerous there. When it gets slippery. They are both very tall,

:35:32.:35:41.

it is a long way to fall. Yes. Even when you are a great athlete, you

:35:42.:35:49.

will fall. The players are not being wimps. Shale absorbs... How

:35:50.:35:55.

old-fashioned is that? The red clay at Roland Garros, it absorbs some

:35:56.:36:01.

monster. One false step on a grass court... Thursday of last year,

:36:02.:36:05.

everyone was going over, the injuries you get on a grass court

:36:06.:36:11.

can be severe. We don't want that. It becomes rather greasy. I did not

:36:12.:36:16.

think this was expected to day. When I woke up, it said maybe a shower

:36:17.:36:20.

around 5pm. Not this persistent showers. The good news is, it is

:36:21.:36:27.

quite breezy. Hopefully, it will move away. We pretend to become

:36:28.:36:34.

meteorological experts! What do you mean, pretend? There is an app. The

:36:35.:36:45.

rain is coming. Andy Murray, wonderful in the first week and he

:36:46.:36:50.

is continuing that. He was moving up in class today. I was talking to

:36:51.:36:58.

someone who does the ATP taught statistics. He knows everything. --

:36:59.:37:04.

ATP Tour. He reminded me 35 of the last 37 Grand Slams have been won by

:37:05.:37:11.

the top four. They have looked a class apart. Now that Djokovic

:37:12.:37:14.

moving through the gears as and when he has needed them. He has a test

:37:15.:37:20.

against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga later. Federer is returning to a place he

:37:21.:37:26.

has had for years. Like King Canute. Nadal in practice yesterday, how do

:37:27.:37:32.

we get across what he is like? He is just extraordinary. The Tennessee

:37:33.:37:37.

plays is ridiculous. He was practising his slice backhand

:37:38.:37:39.

yesterday. After the French Open when he was obviously exhausted,

:37:40.:37:47.

lost and it was a nonevent. He seems to be recharging his batteries. He

:37:48.:37:52.

gets better and better, like all of the champions. I would say I think

:37:53.:37:56.

he is probably the favourite now. I started with Djokovic. Then I saw

:37:57.:38:04.

Murray and then Federer. I have gone the same route! As the tournament

:38:05.:38:12.

goes on and his physicality, how can you beat him over five sets? Do that

:38:13.:38:20.

again. That is what he has got. The mental present he takes on to court.

:38:21.:38:25.

Even watching guys practice against him, you don't take your eyes off

:38:26.:38:29.

him. The charismatic force he takes on to court is something to behold.

:38:30.:38:34.

Whether or not it becomes an indoor tournament in the second week, I

:38:35.:38:39.

don't get makes too much difference to him. Is the roof moving? It is

:38:40.:38:48.

moving. They will be walking back on in about ten minutes. Good. That is

:38:49.:38:54.

what is happening. How will that change the match, with the roof? I

:38:55.:38:58.

suppose if you are clutching at straws in terms of Kevin Anderson,

:38:59.:39:03.

you would say he might want to play on an indoor court more than on an

:39:04.:39:08.

outdoor court. Frankly, Andy Murray is lastly experienced on the indoor

:39:09.:39:13.

and outdoor and playing on Centre Court. You look at the matchup and

:39:14.:39:18.

for all our build up of these contests and of course we want to

:39:19.:39:23.

see a great match. We have not seen that many great matches on Centre

:39:24.:39:27.

Court this year. I cannot see how Kevin Anderson can really affect the

:39:28.:39:32.

outcome of this at the moment unless Andy gets injured. He is playing so

:39:33.:39:37.

well. Striking the ball superbly. Seeing the Anderson serve. He has

:39:38.:39:42.

got him nullified at the moment. The news for him, take a break and take

:39:43.:39:48.

a breather and give his best against Andy later. Personally, I think the

:39:49.:39:54.

big match today will be now that Djokovic against Jo-Wilfried

:39:55.:39:58.

Tsonga. If Jo-Wilfried Tsonga can play at his best. Andy has been in

:39:59.:40:06.

awesome form. Almost every service game he has had Anderson on the run.

:40:07.:40:11.

Once he steps inside the baseline, and starts dictating... Three or

:40:12.:40:16.

four years ago, we were saying, it would be best if he stepped in and

:40:17.:40:20.

took control of the rally and got the first week it in. It took Ivan

:40:21.:40:25.

Lendl to tell him probably and his own realisation that he could not

:40:26.:40:28.

afford just to tell him probably and his own realisation that he could

:40:29.:40:33.

not afford justice it that and his defence is I would not only called

:40:34.:40:36.

because there are others who do it as well I think there are 2000

:40:37.:40:42.

square feet on a tennis court and he knows how to cover every single one

:40:43.:40:49.

of them. He has got variety. He has got a wonderful lob. Look at that!

:40:50.:40:56.

That is beautiful. I did not see that. That just shows the talent he

:40:57.:41:01.

has got, the ability to pull off a shot like that. It is not just about

:41:02.:41:06.

rude strength. He has got real guile as well -- brute strength. It is

:41:07.:41:13.

one-way traffic. Hello! That belongs in a different sport.

:41:14.:41:17.

I sort Grigor Dimitrov hit a shot I did not know how to describe.

:41:18.:41:29.

Another guy with immense talent. Seeing Andrew like this, we have

:41:30.:41:33.

talked about this year being worried that he has not been in a final. He

:41:34.:41:39.

lost easily to Rafa in the French Open. But you are not worried

:41:40.:41:44.

anymore. He made the semifinal of the French. Tough match. He played

:41:45.:41:51.

Philipp Kohlschreiber and others. He had the matches that gave him the

:41:52.:41:55.

belief that not only could he win long matches that he could last

:41:56.:41:59.

physically. Anyone who has had surgery will understand this. You

:42:00.:42:02.

feel a little vulnerable and your view of the world changes a little

:42:03.:42:06.

bit. You are sitting in the knickers they give you and they inject you

:42:07.:42:12.

and you have to come back from that and you don't know whether it will

:42:13.:42:16.

work. But I think he has got through that. It is trusting your body as

:42:17.:42:24.

well. It is going to 99% is fine, but against fellow superstar

:42:25.:42:27.

athletes which is what these guys have become, you need the extra 1%.

:42:28.:42:32.

Even to push further and test new limits. This generation physically,

:42:33.:42:37.

I have not seen for or five guys at the top. And I believe they have

:42:38.:42:43.

been joined by Grigor Dimitrov in terms of ability. Let us have a chat

:42:44.:42:46.

with the guys waiting on Centre Court. There they are. We are

:42:47.:42:52.

talking about the wonderful five players and Grigor Dimitrov is part

:42:53.:42:59.

of that now. No. Not yet. Sorry. I like to think he could win but he

:43:00.:43:05.

has got work to do. A couple of your comments were very interesting. All

:43:06.:43:09.

of you English seem surprised, oh, my gosh, it is raining. House of

:43:10.:43:14.

rising! The other one -- how sap rising. I agree that Andrew Castle

:43:15.:43:26.

mentioned Andy Murray is feeling better because he was able to go

:43:27.:43:30.

through the tough five set matches at the French, but part of the

:43:31.:43:38.

reason he was blown out, demolished, Byner -- by Nadal was because of the

:43:39.:43:43.

effort he spent to get there. It is looking more promising for him now

:43:44.:43:46.

because he has not put forth extra effort. Talking about the weather,

:43:47.:43:51.

when you woke up, the forecast was maybe a slight chance, maybe no

:43:52.:43:58.

rain. Yes, we are surprised. I thought it was summer here. I am

:43:59.:44:04.

going nuts with the outfit. John thought he was coming to Hawaii. We

:44:05.:44:09.

have seen enough flowers on the shirt and the guy on Centre Court.

:44:10.:44:15.

Don't compare this wonderful shirt and that pathetic outfit. At least

:44:16.:44:22.

he was keeping dry and sensible with the green jumper. I will give him

:44:23.:44:27.

that. One thing we agree on is that Murray is raising his level and

:44:28.:44:34.

looking in awesome form. We have all of the statistics. The way he has

:44:35.:44:39.

been able to nullify Anderson's serve, Anderson has only hit two

:44:40.:44:47.

aces today. In the baseline exchanges, there has only been one

:44:48.:44:52.

winner. In the last game, you sensed Murray's slight anxiety, to get the

:44:53.:45:00.

second break, he will feel very comfortable about proceedings going

:45:01.:45:04.

forward. That is the thing. When the court that slippery, you are

:45:05.:45:08.

thinking, I don't want to get injured. To be honest, I think Andy

:45:09.:45:14.

moves like the best on this surface. The little steps are something that

:45:15.:45:23.

the juniors are not taught these days. Andy is a great exponent of

:45:24.:45:27.

that. When it gets greasy, it probably plays to his hands. With

:45:28.:45:31.

the movement and also because the ball comes through at such a

:45:32.:45:37.

low-level. Against a guy like Anderson, it is a nightmare for him.

:45:38.:45:44.

In terms of the way that the top four have carried themselves over

:45:45.:45:48.

the first week, is there any sign from anybody of improvement? John,

:45:49.:45:54.

particularly, do you think the title could be coming anyone's why? You

:45:55.:46:02.

could make an argument for all four of the guys. Nadal lifting his way

:46:03.:46:07.

when he needed to. Taking the extra gear. Andy has looked great from the

:46:08.:46:11.

start. Spectacular movement. He moves better than any of the guys at

:46:12.:46:17.

this stage on the grass. You have got Novak Djokovic who was driven

:46:18.:46:21.

crazy by Radek Stepanek. We were a little worried with him because of

:46:22.:46:25.

the fall. Is anything going on there? The great Roger Federer, he

:46:26.:46:31.

turned back the clock little bit. I went to palm springs earlier this

:46:32.:46:34.

year and saw him play Novak Djokovic. I did not think was

:46:35.:46:38.

possible. Now at his age, he moved better in that match, the first set

:46:39.:46:46.

or two, then Novak Djokovic. He wants to prove people wrong. It is

:46:47.:46:50.

hard to say. They are all so great in their own ways. It is going to be

:46:51.:46:55.

hard for any of the contenders to match up with them. Federer is yet

:46:56.:46:59.

to drop his serve in the Championships. We talked a bit about

:47:00.:47:05.

it earlier. With the rain, he is going to have to play back-to-back

:47:06.:47:10.

matches. I disagree with that schedule. It hurts Roger to have to

:47:11.:47:16.

play have affected the four matches in six days -- to play

:47:17.:47:20.

hypothetically. Because he has one as I'm times, they have got to make

:47:21.:47:23.

it tougher on him? I don't know what they decided. They just have to keep

:47:24.:47:31.

the whole half of the draw but... It is difficult. In a scenario like

:47:32.:47:35.

today, you put Roger on Centre Court and then he is able to finish as

:47:36.:47:38.

much and the other guys are playing on the outside courts and then he

:47:39.:47:43.

will be two rounds in front. I don't know at what stage John would say

:47:44.:47:48.

that it is unfair. They want to keep the section is the same. It is

:47:49.:47:53.

difficult. Right now when it seems amazing to me we have had this

:47:54.:47:56.

tournament for 130 years and we have done well without a roof at 120

:47:57.:48:01.

years. Now we have got one and need two. Times change. We are waiting

:48:02.:48:08.

for the players to come back on. We will have a little bit of fun now.

:48:09.:48:14.

Tim, you will enjoy this. We have been talking about the Copa-Uppy

:48:15.:48:20.

challenge. His big moment. We had Rafa Nadal in the studio and then he

:48:21.:48:24.

went in the office and this is Tim Henman's go at keepy-uppy. Andy

:48:25.:48:37.

Murray got to 78. John McEnroe was the umpire for this. Look at that!

:48:38.:48:40.

92! CHEERING

:48:41.:48:47.

Very proudly, the BBC commentary team led by Tim Henman tops the

:48:48.:48:53.

leaderboard with 92. Andy Murray and 78. He is going to maybe want to

:48:54.:48:59.

have another go. Anyway, let's see some more people. Here are the

:49:00.:49:01.

latest challenges. Look at that score! Is that

:49:02.:50:04.

cumulative? Just that one guy, Brandon Thompson. He is on the

:50:05.:50:09.

leaderboard. It is fair to say, we may as well hand him the profile

:50:10.:50:15.

now. First of all, I challenge it. Second of all, we left at seven and

:50:16.:50:23.

came back at over 2000. Severe editing. Are you going to have a go?

:50:24.:50:31.

I am going to practice and watch the US -Belgian tomorrow. I will try to

:50:32.:50:38.

give it a shot. I will hope to beat Mark Petchey at nine. Mark, we will

:50:39.:50:43.

have to see yours again. It is the most enjoyable of all. Bowl, no. It

:50:44.:50:53.

is all about quality -- Oh, no. We will show it later. The good news is

:50:54.:51:00.

that players are out on Centre Court. Play is about to get under

:51:01.:51:06.

way under the roof. Andy Murray up against Kevin Anderson. The

:51:07.:51:14.

Copa-Uppy thing is quite amazing. It was lovely Andy wanted to have a go.

:51:15.:51:20.

That is part of his warm up routine. It just goes to show how relaxed

:51:21.:51:24.

here is that he will contribute to something like that. There are

:51:25.:51:28.

cameras and people. Everybody wants a little piece of these players the

:51:29.:51:34.

whole time. The fact he gave gave a little piece shows us all how

:51:35.:51:41.

comfortable he is. Amelie Mauresmo should have a go. She is a big

:51:42.:51:49.

football fan. I know he will not let it lie that Tim Henman is ahead. You

:51:50.:51:58.

saw Tim Henman right after he did it and I saw him five minutes later and

:51:59.:52:03.

he was still soaked. He was prepared to ruin a perfectly lovely expensive

:52:04.:52:09.

suit in order to win. That is how competitive he is underneath the

:52:10.:52:13.

smooth exterior. He sent a text to Andy as soon as he had done it. We

:52:14.:52:18.

talk about Murray and his competitiveness and everything but

:52:19.:52:23.

he seems to be revelling in this role here at Wimbledon and enjoying

:52:24.:52:26.

the fact he is here as reigning champion. And are the nerves and

:52:27.:52:34.

pressure and even the headlines. It was a gorilla on his back -- gone

:52:35.:52:39.

are the nerves. He has achieved things that no British player has

:52:40.:52:42.

emerged for tens of years. Every time he stepped on the court, he was

:52:43.:52:48.

breaking records. It was not until he won Wimbledon that he probably

:52:49.:52:52.

felt, I have done something here, I don't think even realised how

:52:53.:52:56.

difficult it would be to win the last game against Novak Djokovic

:52:57.:52:59.

last year. Why wouldn't you come back here and enjoy your role as

:53:00.:53:04.

defending champion? Here is that the height of his career, probably. He

:53:05.:53:08.

might have another year or two of improvement. Who knows. Why wouldn't

:53:09.:53:12.

you come back and enjoy even on a day like today your role? This is

:53:13.:53:19.

his stage. We really ought to make the most of him because I don't know

:53:20.:53:23.

what is coming next but we would be very lucky if we have

:53:24.:53:26.

what is coming next but we would be these for another generation or two.

:53:27.:53:30.

They are quite rare. It is not having a go at anybody. Quite a

:53:31.:53:33.

magnificent tennis player. I am having a go at anybody. Quite a

:53:34.:53:37.

sure the fans are enjoying it too much. Trying to make the most of it.

:53:38.:53:41.

They will be watching on the big screen. Others hoping to get play

:53:42.:53:46.

outside. Grigor Dimitrov is on Court One at the moment. He has taken the

:53:47.:53:51.

first set. Leonardo Mayer will have to come out at 30-15 to serve to

:53:52.:53:56.

stay in the second set. On Court Three, Agnieszka Radwanska looks as

:53:57.:54:00.

if she will be going out of the tournament. Makarova is looking

:54:01.:54:14.

good. We are looking forward to seeing Andy on court against Kevin.

:54:15.:54:20.

So are these people. They are in the resale queue. As people leave, the

:54:21.:54:27.

tickets resold. They are hoping to get onto Centre Court. They have got

:54:28.:54:31.

Murray and still to come Novak against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Good

:54:32.:54:35.

luck to them, I hope they are awarded. It was lovely watching the

:54:36.:54:38.

Andy Murray documentary the other day about someone who stood in the

:54:39.:54:42.

stands and real fans getting into the Centre Court to see history.

:54:43.:54:47.

Someone gave me a hug on the outside courts the other day. I was

:54:48.:54:52.

wandering around. This had been their dream to come to Wimbledon for

:54:53.:54:57.

years. They had been successful in the ballot after being unsuccessful

:54:58.:55:01.

at their club and she was in the grounds and rain or not she was

:55:02.:55:04.

still having a great time. There is only about this event. It is huge as

:55:05.:55:09.

a sporting event, as a cultural event, and it seems to get bigger

:55:10.:55:14.

each year. When there is a court -- when there is a roof on Court One,

:55:15.:55:20.

we will have two courts operating. Absolutely. Roll on the blue sky. No

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problem for us on BBC Two. We are heading straight to Centre Court.

:55:28.:55:35.

Let us rejoin the boys in the box. They are going to rejoin battle very

:55:36.:55:39.

soon as they get towards the end of the warm up serves. Scottish fans in

:55:40.:55:47.

place. Murray in pole position in this particular encounter. Perfect

:55:48.:55:51.

time to get off the court with the double break. They are going -- I am

:55:52.:56:02.

going to have to ask both of you, about the roof army across, is this

:56:03.:56:11.

going to favour Andy? -- the roof coming across. I do not think it

:56:12.:56:16.

will. Presumably Anderson could go bigger. It is a little warmer when

:56:17.:56:21.

it is closed. That means, to me, it should go through the air a little

:56:22.:56:28.

quicker. Is that right? You talk about the humidity, if it goes up,

:56:29.:56:33.

does that make the air heavier? Does it make a slower? For me, any break

:56:34.:56:39.

in proceedings is going to be a good thing for Anderson. Down a set and a

:56:40.:56:43.

double break, he needed to maybe get back to the locker room and chat to

:56:44.:56:48.

his coach, think of a few new ideas, anything to slow the Murray

:56:49.:56:55.

train. In essence, he is two sets down. How much effort is he going to

:56:56.:57:04.

put in to get back into this set? Your opinion would be? I taught

:57:05.:57:14.

earlier to someone who... You have got to keep making your opponent

:57:15.:57:18.

work as hard as possible. In this situation, he has won a five set

:57:19.:57:27.

match here, he has worked extremely hard on his fitness, I would hope

:57:28.:57:33.

that right off the bat, I generally agree totally that you want to see

:57:34.:57:42.

players go at 100%, but if he is 4-0 down, identity should exert himself

:57:43.:57:48.

more than he needs to hold onto his serve and get confidence because he

:57:49.:57:54.

will still have to come from 2-love down. He has done that twice. I

:57:55.:58:01.

can't envisage a scenario where he could come from two breaks down.

:58:02.:58:06.

This first game, give it a real go, try to get one of them back. Then

:58:07.:58:17.

maybe take it to five three or 5-4. Both of those matches wearing recent

:58:18.:58:21.

memory from Anderson's point of view. The optimistic scenarios are

:58:22.:58:29.

few and far between right now. I think Anderson should have a real

:58:30.:58:33.

good go at this service game. Murray has had a half an hour break and

:58:34.:58:39.

might struggle to find his rhythm. An early break could get him back in

:58:40.:58:41.

this second set. The only time Andy has lost from 2-0

:58:42.:59:30.

up was when I was working with him so we can discount that one. David

:59:31.:59:37.

Nalbandian? Yeah. Here on this court.

:59:38.:59:47.

It was not the coach's fault, it was the physical trainer's fault, wasn't

:59:48.:59:56.

it? That is what I thought. That is what I told him!

:59:57.:00:48.

That time of the court seems to have done him some good, he is hitting a

:00:49.:00:55.

clean ball right now, Murray seems a little stiff. The wrong shot from

:00:56.:00:57.

Murray. Clearly. Not put a whole lot in his serve

:00:58.:01:37.

yet, that one only 103, and he is about to pay the price for this week

:01:38.:01:44.

game. Anderson, a couple of break points, has yet to break. First

:01:45.:01:48.

chance. He steps it up, 127. A massive

:01:49.:02:05.

change of direction, as well. Peppered that forehand.

:02:06.:02:36.

Well, there is one of the breaks. He was obviously listening to you, to

:02:37.:02:44.

believe he could get back into it with the break. If you were

:02:45.:02:52.

listening, you would have heard... Go for this game. Still work to do.

:02:53.:02:57.

One of the two breaks back. He was looking to serve and volley

:02:58.:03:15.

straight away, Anderson, off that first serve.

:03:16.:03:25.

Let's not forget, he has broken three times already. Not a foregone

:03:26.:03:44.

conclusion he is going to hold. Andy only broken three times in the

:03:45.:03:47.

tournament. I think, incredibly, he is down at

:03:48.:04:17.

about 50% of first points one, Anderson. Remarkable to think he is

:04:18.:04:27.

one of the biggest servers on tour. -- points won.

:04:28.:05:00.

That was good coverage at the net this time from Anderson. That is

:05:01.:05:16.

where that reach comes in handy, that six foot eight wingspan. Not

:05:17.:05:24.

even at full stretch he is able to put that volley away fairly easily.

:05:25.:05:37.

It is brilliant, absolutely exhilarating watching these players

:05:38.:05:38.

on the run. exhilarating watching these players

:05:39.:05:46.

Murray. Clearly exhilarating watching these players

:05:47.:05:50.

coach, will be saying you have to employ more serve and volley, this

:05:51.:05:57.

is a beautiful half-volley. This gives Murray the chance to break

:05:58.:05:58.

right back. Looked like Andy have moved forward

:05:59.:06:35.

a couple of times and taken the ball in the air. He should have won this

:06:36.:06:37.

point. As good as his vision is coming it

:06:38.:07:10.

cannot be perfect every time, Murray. Perhaps dropping that one

:07:11.:07:15.

short because of the serve and volley the previous time from

:07:16.:07:19.

Anderson. Sometimes the benefits are not always obvious straight away.

:07:20.:07:25.

Just flat out great returning. Look where he puts the ball. He does a

:07:26.:07:39.

reasonable job to scoop that up. APPLAUSE

:07:40.:08:29.

A sense of relief flooding through Anderson.

:08:30.:08:35.

A crucial game for him to hang onto his serve to get the added benefit

:08:36.:08:42.

from the one break of serve he managed to achieve at the restart.

:08:43.:08:55.

sudden, this set. Murray was probably wondering the first thing a

:08:56.:08:59.

lot of us while. What was Anderson capable of as he came back out onto

:09:00.:09:04.

the court? He has proven to be very professional about coming out and

:09:05.:09:09.

trying to take it right to him. That first service break to get into the

:09:10.:09:14.

set, at least. Now nerves could play a factor. You are absolutely dead on

:09:15.:09:20.

when you said that serving and volleying does not necessarily play

:09:21.:09:25.

dividends at a particular point, but just knowing he is willing to move

:09:26.:09:31.

forward makes Murray hesitate that little bit. His net play, tea has

:09:32.:09:37.

been to the net far more than Murray, 25 times. Starting to have a

:09:38.:09:45.

positive impact, finally. I said this guy would go the extra mile. A

:09:46.:09:51.

couple of years ago he got his coach to drive around for a special

:09:52.:10:00.

vinegar that would help his digestive system. Vinegar, the stuff

:10:01.:10:07.

you put on your fish and chips. I thought that would give you

:10:08.:10:12.

heartburn. I do not know where Mark finds these nuggets of information.

:10:13.:10:20.

He is a different guy right now. I personally think you should get out

:10:21.:10:30.

a bit more often! Hitting the ball with a lot more authority, Anderson.

:10:31.:10:36.

Murray has to take control of this set again with his serve. Don't get

:10:37.:10:43.

tentative, he has two start to step up like he did in the first set and

:10:44.:10:44.

a half. That is a little bit more on it, but

:10:45.:10:57.

safe, 108, enough to get the job done. Certainly if you are serving

:10:58.:11:05.

at 108 you need good placement with a guy that is six foot eight and

:11:06.:11:09.

that wingspan. If it is not in the corner, it can come back with

:11:10.:11:15.

interest. That is the one that has been getting him time and time

:11:16.:11:16.

again. Even if he does get it back, it is

:11:17.:11:30.

extremely difficult to Anderson. I don't know why does not force Murray

:11:31.:11:34.

to go up to the middle. A couple of steps to his right.

:11:35.:11:48.

He is definitely capable of hitting a block forehand return, that was a

:11:49.:11:59.

perfectly played one. More variety than I have seen from him for a

:12:00.:12:01.

while, impressive. They're finally was one time too

:12:02.:12:22.

many. Amazingly this could level the set. Totally different atmosphere.

:12:23.:12:30.

Murray up a set and two breaks, the crowd comfortable and enjoying what

:12:31.:12:34.

they are seeing. Suddenly ten minutes into the resumption it has

:12:35.:12:35.

got a little bit nervous out here. Put a lot into that second serve.

:12:36.:13:10.

Playing with fire a bit, there. 96 mph top Murray on the second serve,

:13:11.:13:14.

11 or 12 miles an hour faster than average. You can bookmark that

:13:15.:13:22.

second serve if he goes on to a straight sets win, that was massive.

:13:23.:13:30.

That is the fastest serve he has hit today, 128.

:13:31.:14:00.

A really awkward moment for Murray. But he comes through it.

:14:01.:14:17.

It's the ball so hard, swings so hard, the ball is beaten up rather

:14:18.:14:26.

badly. The last game before new balls come into play. Anderson had a

:14:27.:14:33.

little chance, as much as he could have hoped for. To miraculously get

:14:34.:14:41.

back into this set. Not out of it yet.

:14:42.:14:57.

More of a thumping sound to that serve.

:14:58.:15:04.

Plays with a very old school racket, Anderson comedy does not need any

:15:05.:15:11.

more power. He has tried a couple of powerful ones but he says it gets

:15:12.:15:12.

away from him. Didn't well on the disappointment at

:15:13.:15:52.

all, Anderson, at not breaking Murray to get back on level terms.

:15:53.:15:58.

This is a fantastic game. Making full use of the new balls.

:15:59.:16:06.

Neville Godwin would have had a few words, the way Kevin has come out

:16:07.:16:26.

and play. There has certainly been a change of tactics. I ask why does it

:16:27.:16:30.

take our and 20 minutes and a rain delay for the player to work that

:16:31.:16:34.

out? Surely they have to be able to think on their feet. Down in the

:16:35.:16:38.

first set, things not going as they thought, change it up. I will tell

:16:39.:16:45.

you why, nerves. You walk out into this situation, when you have never

:16:46.:16:49.

been in before. It is virtually impossible for a guy like this,

:16:50.:16:52.

Kevin Anderson. You do not hear a lot about him, but he is well

:16:53.:16:58.

respected in the locker room. A late Bloomer. Currently playing

:16:59.:17:05.

absolutely the best tennis of his life, to try and keep this close.

:17:06.:17:11.

You said the third time in a row he has been in the final 16 other

:17:12.:17:17.

major, quite an achievement for him. This is a fantastic time for him,

:17:18.:17:23.

but to walk out to the greatest court in the world come he just

:17:24.:17:27.

wasn't able to do things and Murray would not let him. Now you see what

:17:28.:17:30.

he is capable of. He spent a lot of his formative

:17:31.:17:48.

years, at college with the tournament director in Australia, a

:17:49.:17:54.

wonderful winning record in Ella boy. He went out on the tour

:17:55.:18:00.

virtually on his own and just have the back-up at the University. He

:18:01.:18:02.

did try and figure a few things out. the back-up at the University. He

:18:03.:18:08.

did try and figure -- Illinois. Out of all the stories coming he has one

:18:09.:18:12.

of the most incredible. As I said at the start of the match. He grew up

:18:13.:18:19.

playing swing ball on a rope. On the wall his father built. His father

:18:20.:18:24.

coached him out of the book I am not familiar with, it is called total

:18:25.:18:25.

tennis training. It is so old his dad was taping it

:18:26.:18:39.

together as he would prepare the next lesson. He certainly has not

:18:40.:18:46.

had... Couldn't he get another book? I think there is only one.

:18:47.:18:52.

This thing is an antique, it should be in a museum. I think the chapter

:18:53.:18:58.

on serve and volley, maybe he lost that before the seller tapes it

:18:59.:18:59.

together. -- taped it together. Just out of curiosity,

:19:00.:19:16.

when that book was written? I do not know, but it was obviously out when

:19:17.:19:21.

he was practising. If he is 28 it could be 20 years ago.

:19:22.:19:29.

Revolutionary! Quick, I am going to get on Amazon and order a copy for

:19:30.:19:35.

you, John. I do not think it comes in an electronic book, I am afraid

:19:36.:19:40.

you cannot download it. A quick ball from Murray. What he expected when

:19:41.:19:48.

he came back on court. He has weathered the storm. Got himself in

:19:49.:19:54.

a great position to lead by two set.

:19:55.:20:15.

Sounds bigger now than it did before, the serve.

:20:16.:20:23.

Amazing fee only four aces that the day. 67 for the tournament.

:20:24.:20:33.

Lets not forget, Murray is one of the greatest return as you will ever

:20:34.:22:11.

see, and he is starting to make Anderson work more regain, then his

:22:12.:22:12.

points. -- earn his points. A similar way he lost the serve in

:22:13.:23:17.

the opening set in the first, this time he loses the second set. Murray

:23:18.:23:26.

in control. SUE BARKER: Murray two sets up on Centre Court. We will be

:23:27.:23:30.

back there in a moment. As for the weather outside, I am afraid it has

:23:31.:23:34.

not got any better. It is still raining very heavily indeed.

:23:35.:23:38.

Everyone trying to keep dry. Still watching the tennis unfold on the

:23:39.:23:43.

Hill. I think people are beginning to run out of patience, hoping play

:23:44.:23:47.

will get underway on outside courts. We have so many matches to

:23:48.:23:52.

be completed. Many fourth-round matches. It looks as though we are

:23:53.:23:55.

going to have plenty of play on Tuesday and Wednesday as they try

:23:56.:24:01.

and catch up on the Mac is not completed. We will be back on Centre

:24:02.:24:06.

Court in a moment. Some matches have finished today. Feliciano Lopez has

:24:07.:24:13.

thick Mac over John Isner. Lopez has a big serve himself. Finalist of

:24:14.:24:19.

Queen's, winner of Eastbourne and still going strong, key is through

:24:20.:24:22.

to the fourth round. It means he will be back on court tomorrow.

:24:23.:24:31.

Marin Cilic is also through com he defeated Jeremy Chardy of France.

:24:32.:24:37.

Now there is only one Frenchman left, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He is up

:24:38.:24:43.

against Djokovic last on Centre Court. Three sets, he is through and

:24:44.:24:47.

will face Djokovic or songs are. Stan Wawrinka is through having beat

:24:48.:24:54.

Denis Istomin. He has been very outspoken in his press conference

:24:55.:24:57.

about the organisers and the fact he faces playing three matches in three

:24:58.:25:02.

days. Wawrinka through to face Lopez. Back we go.

:25:03.:25:08.

MARK PETCHEY: It is Anderson who has his back against the wall as we

:25:09.:25:19.

start the third set, trailing by two set to love.

:25:20.:25:34.

Andersen unpleasantly surprised. He seemed to be in a position to hit

:25:35.:25:49.

it, sort of moseyed over and it dropped on the outside of the line.

:25:50.:25:58.

You have to think about how deflating it is that he lost that

:25:59.:26:04.

after putting so much of an effort. He has got to keep that intensity

:26:05.:26:05.

sky-high here. It is hard not to get down if you

:26:06.:26:22.

are Kevin Anderson. Murray has gone wide so often to the forehand. That

:26:23.:26:24.

can open up the one down the middle. A another ball clips off the line.

:26:25.:26:41.

Another win of service game. I am assuming the same here, you

:26:42.:27:03.

cannot teach an old dog new tricks. The game where Anderson was serving

:27:04.:27:07.

and he chose to stay back, resorted back to what he did and let Murray

:27:08.:27:14.

into the point, the ball floated. Then he probably thought, I should

:27:15.:27:18.

have done it the last point. But then Murray is thinking, that is

:27:19.:27:22.

probably what he is going to do. It is where the game gets really

:27:23.:27:25.

complex. Anderson is thinking, now what do I

:27:26.:27:31.

do? Pray Murray's level drops. Spent a little time before Madrid,

:27:32.:27:56.

the clay-court tournament, with Ivan Lendl practising, Kevin Anderson. A

:27:57.:28:01.

few people making comments on whether he was going to pick his

:28:02.:28:03.

brain before this match. Richard Branson loves to play

:28:04.:28:15.

tennis, he is very competitive. Interesting rules, Richard Branson

:28:16.:28:39.

has to win. CHUCKLES Just kidding! Is that why you didn't

:28:40.:28:49.

go back? Touch?. You will be happy to know that they

:28:50.:29:05.

want me back this year. Let me guess who you are playing with. Who am I

:29:06.:29:11.

playing with? Richard Branson. Murray just playing the percentage

:29:12.:29:37.

com he did not want to give Anderson one shot to finish the point. Happy

:29:38.:29:43.

to restart the point. Anderson offering up another on. . -- error.

:29:44.:30:15.

should be very careful to use that against Anderson. It is in his

:30:16.:30:25.

strike zone, perfect for him to rip it across court, which he did.

:30:26.:31:29.

Anderson must be fairly if not totally thoroughly disgusted that he

:31:30.:31:40.

is getting burned on that serve time after time. Made some adjustments in

:31:41.:31:44.

the rest of his game. Probably needs to look at where he is standing to

:31:45.:31:48.

return the Murray serve. Simple put away, and at the moment

:31:49.:32:19.

he is putting away Anderson pretty simply. Anderson is very flat on the

:32:20.:32:25.

return. On the second serve he moves inside the baseline, but when you

:32:26.:32:29.

watch him on the first serve he literally does the splits step up

:32:30.:32:37.

and straight down. You would want to encourage him to cut off the angles

:32:38.:32:41.

so that forward momentum would help you do that. It is something we

:32:42.:32:48.

looked at earlier in the match, how Murray gets his movement going

:32:49.:32:52.

forward, takes the splits step, then he is able to go in either

:32:53.:32:58.

direction. You can imagine how tough Anderson would be if he was

:32:59.:33:01.

direction. You can imagine how tough Anderson would be if able to explode

:33:02.:33:04.

off that return, just attack it. You don't get the sense of him or Isner

:33:05.:33:11.

putting their full weight into it. Either they are not able to... I

:33:12.:33:15.

have just got to think they are not able to because any coach who has

:33:16.:33:22.

coached these guys must have said that. Maybe all of them have

:33:23.:33:28.

maximised their potential but they are not in the same league,

:33:29.:33:37.

athletically, as the top dogs. They need to be like some of those NBA

:33:38.:33:43.

players. Those guys are athletes, that's for sure.

:33:44.:34:03.

Six foot six is still the tallest man ever to have won Grand Slam in

:34:04.:34:17.

the form of Del Potro, and it is a shame he's not here.

:34:18.:34:25.

Wrist surgery again. Career threatening. Hope to see him back

:34:26.:34:36.

soon. Not going to help the ranking, not

:34:37.:34:49.

making the top ten ranking because he is unable to defend the points he

:34:50.:34:55.

got in the semis last year. That's what I always admired when I

:34:56.:35:22.

watched Stefan Edberg play, he would hit the return, I should have known

:35:23.:35:29.

better, but you would look up and he would be on top of the net. It

:35:30.:35:35.

seemed like a split-2nd. One of the best I have ever seen moving

:35:36.:35:37.

forward. He has struggled to make

:35:38.:36:14.

adjustments. One of the guys who he has struggled against over the years

:36:15.:36:21.

is Tomas Berdych. He hasn't found a way past him. In five Grand Slams,

:36:22.:36:27.

five or six Masters events, I mean just think what his ranking would be

:36:28.:36:32.

if he hadn't met Tomas Berdych. That's what makes these top four

:36:33.:36:40.

players so great, the layers in their game that they have to beat

:36:41.:36:42.

you. He rectified the error on the first

:36:43.:37:12.

volley. Murray saw this coming. He gave away what he was going to do,

:37:13.:37:18.

that drop volley, but maybe he felt bad because he had hit them before.

:37:19.:37:23.

Straight in the chest, bad because he had hit them before.

:37:24.:37:25.

Straight in but I think after the last time he felt bad.

:37:26.:37:36.

Now he is obviously upset he didn't do it, because he ended up losing

:37:37.:37:43.

the point. That is one answer, challenging. I think it is almost

:37:44.:37:57.

the first challenge of the match as well, isn't it? It is. One hour 44

:37:58.:38:04.

minutes, two and a half sets, the line judge has done a pretty good

:38:05.:38:06.

job! That is the shot of the tournament

:38:07.:38:50.

so far. APPLAUSE Amazingly it is the second

:38:51.:38:55.

time he has hit this type of shot in the match.

:38:56.:38:58.

It looks like point over. It was hoping to come back to him and get

:38:59.:39:00.

one last look. Old school again. He has always have those types of

:39:01.:39:31.

shots up his sleeve, it is one of the reasons why he rose up the

:39:32.:39:36.

rankings so quickly. There is a touch of genius to his tennis. He

:39:37.:39:42.

has always had incredible feel for the ball. He can do virtually

:39:43.:39:52.

anything. You mentioned earlier that you had punched him and he needed to

:39:53.:40:01.

get stronger when he lost to Nalbandian. -- coached him. His

:40:02.:40:12.

second serve can be vulnerable at times, and he could make life easier

:40:13.:40:25.

for himself. To me, a tremendous volleyer. You cannot ask for more

:40:26.:40:33.

from those spectators, so resilient in the face of bad weather. Always

:40:34.:40:36.

optimistic out on the hill. Outrageous skill. What vivid

:40:37.:42:05.

imagination to even be creative enough to come up with that shot.

:42:06.:42:19.

Look That is what Usain Bolt looks like

:42:20.:43:21.

with a racket in his hand. He's not allowed to anticipate though. Murray

:43:22.:43:27.

is fast but his anticipation is to none. Maybe that's where it comes in

:43:28.:43:32.

handy that he has practised with Anderson in the past.

:43:33.:44:14.

Just long. UMPIRE: The ball was called out. The lines man overruled.

:44:15.:44:33.

It looked like it went long. I was chatting to Peter Fleming a little

:44:34.:44:38.

while ago and we were talking about your practice sessions with Jimmy

:44:39.:44:44.

Connors in 1982. He obviously attended a practice with Pete, but

:44:45.:44:50.

there was a time when you practised with Jimmy a lot. Big mistake. You

:44:51.:44:57.

lost to him at Queen's and Wimbledon, but did you learn

:44:58.:45:02.

something from him in that period? I learned I needed to practice

:45:03.:45:07.

harder, and not let him read my game any more. Hard lesson learned.

:45:08.:45:57.

Another guy who doesn't show you much in terms of emotion. A rare

:45:58.:46:06.

fist pump from Anderson. He doesn't have the racket head

:46:07.:47:47.

speed of some of the top players so when he tries to step in, he seems

:47:48.:47:54.

to often times captured a little too late. It is a tough shot to pull

:47:55.:47:56.

off, no mistake about that. Tenth ace. You were talking about

:47:57.:48:27.

anticipation, rightly so, with Murray, it is amazing. You were

:48:28.:48:31.

intimating that Usain Bolt doesn't have to deal with that with what he

:48:32.:48:38.

does for a living. I happened to be there at the Olympics when he ran,

:48:39.:48:42.

and that anticipation before the start, with the world's fastest guys

:48:43.:48:51.

is incredible. You almost feel like you could hear a pin drop in a

:48:52.:48:57.

stadium of 80,000 seats. I guess in some ways he has to try to

:48:58.:49:03.

anticipate the gun. But they know if their reaction time is within too

:49:04.:49:08.

short a frame, it is anticipation and it is not allowed. I was

:49:09.:49:18.

watching the Championships in Birmingham yesterday and one of the

:49:19.:49:22.

contenders of the girls anticipated a little too early, disqualified.

:49:23.:49:29.

That is tough. 100 metres. I forget who it was, but that is a harsh way

:49:30.:49:36.

to lose. I was thinking back to those practice session with you and

:49:37.:49:40.

Jimmy Connors and I feel you would have needed hawk-eyed between the

:49:41.:49:47.

two of you. We called our own lines and we are still alive today!

:49:48.:50:58.

Big ball by Murray there. His forehand has been solid the entire

:50:59.:51:07.

match, looking to finish off Anderson. Anderson looking imposing

:51:08.:51:22.

out there. Murray right now thinking to himself he should have taken his

:51:23.:51:27.

crosscourt forehand trademark short, trying to keep Anderson on it at the

:51:28.:51:33.

net, didn't pay off. Might do later though.

:51:34.:51:57.

That is an excellent return, fighting off that body serve.

:51:58.:52:06.

Anderson looking to handcuff Murray, may be literally an inch closer to

:52:07.:52:10.

his body he would have got the result he wanted, but instead he

:52:11.:52:12.

watched it go by him. It is good anticipation by Murray

:52:13.:52:36.

but there is no way Anderson should lose this point. The way he turned

:52:37.:52:44.

to hit that forehand, he couldn't really go back crosscourt so Murray

:52:45.:52:49.

ceased upon that opportunity. -- seized upon.

:52:50.:53:51.

Hit with velocity but a hint of desperation as well from Anderson.

:53:52.:54:00.

He grew up playing against the wall, he was playing against one than as

:54:01.:54:11.

well. Murray refusing to book call. -- buckle.

:54:12.:54:38.

Very unusual to see Murray miss a second serve, certainly in a point

:54:39.:54:45.

as critical as that. Always making life difficult for

:54:46.:55:08.

himself, Anderson, allowing Murray to chip that forehand again and get

:55:09.:55:13.

back into the point. Forcing himself to go for too much. How many times

:55:14.:55:22.

can he stave off Rake points? -- break points?

:55:23.:56:06.

You have got to hand it to Murray there because that was a big-time

:56:07.:56:15.

serve, the hardest of the match and he got it back into the corner

:56:16.:56:17.

again. Terrific effort from Anderson, that

:56:18.:56:58.

was a very awkward forehand. Down two sets to love, at 6-8 he had to

:56:59.:57:09.

really bend a long way. Four from 18, that is a lot of chances.

:57:10.:57:44.

Seems like it is much easier for Murray to return serve in the deuce

:57:45.:57:58.

box. 19th break point. It is unusual. He should have a

:57:59.:58:23.

better angle on the deuce court. Anderson stepping up big time,

:58:24.:58:30.

incredible. He has got a long way to go. To win this game!

:58:31.:58:47.

Quite often Murray's biggest challenge is dealing with adversity

:58:48.:58:54.

and it won't sit well with him, the number of break point opportunities

:58:55.:58:55.

that he has had. That is when, if you are player, you

:58:56.:59:22.

don't think far ahead. You think of the moment right now and Anderson

:59:23.:59:24.

did a great job to get that home. Quality point from Anderson. But

:59:25.:59:58.

Murray up to the challenge, he needed to be vigilant there earlier

:59:59.:59:59.

on. hit on the run today. Full of

:00:00.:00:51.

confidence, Anderson now. Doesn't have a whole lot to show for

:00:52.:00:53.

it yet, but he is hanging tight. slightly and Murray scoops across

:00:54.:01:31.

court, he doesn't seem to be in position to handle it.

:01:32.:01:34.

He has to anticipate that shot a little sooner.

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Just as Anderson raised his level as Murray here.

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there, cameia with nothing. He managed to keep a pulse on this

:03:18.:03:22.

third set when it looked as though Murray will get away from it. There

:03:23.:03:27.

is going to be a handful of occasions where Anderson gets into a

:03:28.:03:31.

match of this calibre, to beat someone as good as Murray. If you

:03:32.:03:36.

look back on a tape of this match, those are the type of returns there.

:03:37.:03:37.

You can't miss that there, those are the type of returns there.

:03:38.:03:42.

want to beat Andy Murray. Or any of the other top players. A

:03:43.:03:48.

wild miss takes the pressure off and just puts it squarely back on his

:03:49.:03:51.

shoulders. He might get help. He has put in for

:03:52.:04:05.

US citizenship, Kevin Anderson. An opportunity, perhaps for him on

:04:06.:04:10.

receiving it to Playday advice cup for America next year. Play Davis

:04:11.:04:22.

Cup. Married his college sweetheart in 2011.

:04:23.:04:31.

He didn't seem prepared at all to hit that ball when it dropped on the

:04:32.:05:40.

line. Very indecisive there, not sure

:05:41.:06:09.

whether to let it bounce and played a stiff price. He looked as if he

:06:10.:06:13.

should have played a backhand volley, rather than try and get

:06:14.:06:18.

inside it and shove a forehand volley.

:06:19.:06:35.

Just barely missed. That would have been threading the

:06:36.:06:49.

needle if that had gone in. Anderson's approach shot was

:06:50.:06:52.

effective but a it was so short. Murray didn't miss by much.

:06:53.:07:13.

This time Anderson gets it down to the net.

:07:14.:07:21.

You better be ready, if you are up there and Murray is scrambling

:07:22.:07:25.

round, credit Anderson there. That would have been match point,

:07:26.:07:31.

had he lost the point, or missed that volley.

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UMPIRE: Game Anderson. Tantalisingly close. Hasn't been so for him this

:07:42.:07:47.

time. The cumulative effect of forcing

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your opponent to work hard, get the dividends later on.

:07:55.:09:05.

Murray sees himself slide, slip, so another open court. You worry about

:09:06.:09:13.

the knee. Awkward there. If he is OK. He has already strapped

:09:14.:09:46.

it. Seems to be limping a little at the

:09:47.:09:50.

moment. May force him to go for broke even

:09:51.:10:04.

more. Very secure in the knowledge he is

:10:05.:10:08.

at least going to get a tie-break to finish off this match. He might well

:10:09.:10:10.

do it before then. He struggles at times or the

:10:11.:10:23.

toughest thing for him is dealing with adversity but he has done it in

:10:24.:10:30.

this third set, when he hasn't made the breakthrough. It is very

:10:31.:10:34.

important you stay in the present. You have to make sure you put those

:10:35.:10:38.

previous opportunities out of your mind, and concentrate on the next

:10:39.:10:42.

point. Look at Ily. He is in the Royal Box.

:10:43.:10:59.

He called the Village People or something? He is more traditionally

:11:00.:11:22.

dressed. Let us see if Anderson can hang in

:11:23.:11:51.

there. Cheap point from

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there. Cheap point Anderson in this game.

:11:53.:11:55.

It could be expensive, right at the start.

:11:56.:12:47.

His serve has been under siege. That is a really well played point.

:12:48.:12:54.

Don't see Anderson go to the one hand and slice, but it helped them

:12:55.:13:00.

there. You don't see him winning many of these points when it gets to

:13:01.:13:03.

18 shots. You can see why she at a career high

:13:04.:13:38.

of 18 in the world. He has stepped #u7 and played far better since the

:13:39.:13:40.

roof has been closed. -- up. You feel as if he is prepared

:13:41.:13:49.

to go for bigger shots to try and keep the rallies a bit shorter.

:13:50.:14:11.

Up to the net, 49 times, good job by Anderson, to take it to Murray.

:14:12.:14:44.

Murray with a career record of 132, only 82 lost.

:14:45.:14:53.

Anderson won as 86. Lost 77 which would indicate the return is most

:14:54.:15:00.

important thing in tie-breakers. What is the most important thing? I

:15:01.:15:05.

think getting cheap. S on your serve? I would go with just

:15:06.:15:10.

believing in yourself and handling the nerves better. It is a great way

:15:11.:15:14.

to end the set. If you are sitting in the box here.

:15:15.:15:22.

Make an announcement presumably out about the outside courts. Not good

:15:23.:15:26.

timing by the All England Club on that one? What are you locking at me

:15:27.:15:30.

for? You're on the committee. UMPIRE: The ball was called out. It

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is right in front of us. I didn't see it.

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I don't know. It was definitely should be challenged. Ooh. Good

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call. You pretty much have to hit the

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line, I would think. That is what Murray does.

:17:20.:17:25.

Coupled with the fact and Anderson will be delighted that he doesn't

:17:26.:17:27.

know, that that first serve was in. It looks like he has a second wind

:17:28.:18:21.

right now. That was one of the few rallies

:18:22.:18:26.

where you never felt Murray was getting the upper hand. Anderson was

:18:27.:18:49.

looking to dictate play. What a pick up!

:18:50.:18:59.

Anderson doesn't look like it has affected him. He is thinking how has

:19:00.:19:04.

he done that. "That is the best return I have hit in the match."

:19:05.:19:34.

Credit to Anderson, every time you feel as if the heart monitor machine

:19:35.:19:41.

is going to show you a flat line, he manages to resuscitate his challenge

:19:42.:19:43.

in this third set. A body serve that ended up as a body

:19:44.:20:41.

blow for Anderson. That was the 114mph second serve.

:20:42.:20:48.

Murray, how did he make this happen? Very close, looked like outside of

:20:49.:20:49.

the line. The second serve got the treatment

:20:50.:22:00.

it deserved. -- deferred. They didn't want to

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double fault. He didn't want to have it sit up like that. It just got

:22:06.:22:08.

blasted. There is some high quality stuff in

:22:09.:23:00.

this tyke break. A small group of people would like

:23:01.:23:02.

to see a fourth set. Waited a long time for this one.

:23:03.:23:29.

Two-and-a-half hours. Can't say Anderson wasn't warned

:23:30.:24:00.

where that was going. Bun able to find the type of return he would

:24:01.:24:04.

have liked. Credit to Murray for finding the first serve.

:24:05.:24:17.

He has to desoid whether to go bigger or take it wide where he has

:24:18.:24:21.

had a lot of success. It's a bit risky if Anderson hits it

:24:22.:24:26.

cleanly. Definitely a good change of spin.

:24:27.:25:00.

Murray went to the slice. Anderson didn't deal with it well,

:25:01.:25:02.

and now, Murray has a match point. The seventh successive year he is

:25:03.:25:44.

through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

:25:45.:25:51.

He passes husband first real test in terms of a set with flying colours.

:25:52.:25:56.

Saves the set point, just the greater versatility from Murray at

:25:57.:26:03.

the end, proved the difference. Kevin Anderson gave it everything

:26:04.:26:07.

but delight in the Murray camp. And a little sense of relief that that

:26:08.:26:13.

didn't go to four for Andy himself. Great tennis. Anderson stepped up

:26:14.:26:19.

and did everything he could. It wasn't good enough. Murray showing

:26:20.:26:25.

his class in the end. Good working with you boys.

:26:26.:26:30.

I'm off. We are back do you guy, you are so good finishing off I am off

:26:31.:26:38.

to the other corner. Thanks John. Certainly a match of

:26:39.:26:43.

two Hlavackovas, for a set and 3-0 double break there was only one

:26:44.:26:50.

player in it, and after the rain delay Kevin Anderson's coach had a

:26:51.:26:53.

word and said you have to be more aggressive. In the second half he

:26:54.:26:55.

played a lot better. Kevin's first time out on Centre

:26:56.:27:05.

Court. It is something he is going to remember for an awful long time.

:27:06.:27:09.

It has been a long hard journey for the Safin, he is resilient, he is

:27:10.:27:15.

durable. -- for the south afterry can, but ultimately he is

:27:16.:27:22.

vanquished. Sir Alex Ferguson watching on. One great Scot in the

:27:23.:27:28.

box, another one signing autographs at the side of the court. It's a big

:27:29.:27:32.

step Murray takes as he moves through to the quarter-finals.

:27:33.:27:35.

Blemish free in terms of sets lost so far at this year's Championships.

:27:36.:27:48.

Akes as he moves through to the quarter-finals. Blemish free in

:27:49.:27:51.

terms of sets lost so far at this year's Championships.

:27:52.:27:53.

This is the reaction from the box. Up out of their chair, in unison.

:27:54.:27:57.

They have watched enough tennis to show you the reaction they know

:27:58.:28:03.

their man was tested down there in the third set by Kevin Anderson.

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There is he is always very diligent with the amount of autographs he

:28:15.:28:20.

attempts to sign as he leaves the court.

:28:21.:28:30.

Aware from that time he waited for great players to sign his programme

:28:31.:28:33.

when he came to the Al England championships. -- all England

:28:34.:28:37.

Championships. It was end of the seat stuff at the end. It was

:28:38.:28:45.

business as usual for Andy Murray. In the end, though, it was another

:28:46.:28:53.

straight sets victory for him here. 6-4, 6-3, and 7-6 Kevin Andersony is

:28:54.:29:01.

with Rishi. -- and Andy Murray. Another straight

:29:02.:29:05.

sets win for you, how would you describe how you played today? When

:29:06.:29:12.

it was outdoors I played well I was in a good position, when we came

:29:13.:29:17.

back in doors he started to strike the ball better started serving

:29:18.:29:20.

better and I was dropping the ball shorter than I was the first

:29:21.:29:24.

set-and-a-half, so I had to do a bit more running at the end. It was a

:29:25.:29:28.

good win, because he, he was playing very well at the end, making it very

:29:29.:29:33.

tough for me. A lot of experts were impressed by your anticipation, was

:29:34.:29:36.

that helped by the fact you private rented sector titsed with Kevin? Not

:29:37.:29:41.

really. Some days you get lucky with, some days you don't. You guess

:29:42.:29:46.

a lot of the time and sometimes you go the wrong way and thankfully

:29:47.:29:51.

today I picked a few good ones. You are playing as well as you are, does

:29:52.:29:56.

it matter who you face in the quarter-finals? Everyone who is in

:29:57.:30:01.

the quarter-finals, they are playing top tennis. You know, and I I have

:30:02.:30:07.

to do and concentrate on my side of the court. If I play well I will

:30:08.:30:12.

make it tough for them. Last year, there seemed to be a build up belief

:30:13.:30:15.

that took you'll the way to the final, are you feeling that again

:30:16.:30:17.

this year from final, are you feeling that again

:30:18.:30:22.

public? Yes, well, I mean I am just trying to, trying to stay

:30:23.:30:25.

concentrated on the court. I don't worry about everything else that is

:30:26.:30:28.

going on outside of it and everything that is said. I just try

:30:29.:30:32.

to play tennis, and not worry about the rest, but when you are playing

:30:33.:30:37.

in front of a crowd like that it it gives you a big lift and makes it

:30:38.:30:49.

hard for your opponents. With all the rain around, how relieved are

:30:50.:30:54.

you to get your matches out of the way? Now I can rest up and get ready

:30:55.:31:01.

for the quarters. Your mum was definitely here watching you today.

:31:02.:31:05.

Yes, Jamie wasn't playing so she didn't have a choice to make! Well

:31:06.:31:12.

done. Thanks. I think that theme will continue throughout the

:31:13.:31:16.

Championships, but well done to Andy Murray, another straight sets

:31:17.:31:23.

victory. He is through an delighted to be through with all of the rain

:31:24.:31:28.

we have had around on Saturday and today, he has cruised through, and

:31:29.:31:41.

doesn't have to be back on the match court until Wednesday. Meanwhile

:31:42.:31:45.

outside Wimbledon, I'm pleased to say the rain has moved away and all

:31:46.:31:50.

of the people are being rewarded with matches on the outside courts,

:31:51.:31:54.

including Court Number One where Grigor Dimitrov is on against

:31:55.:32:07.

Leonardo Mayer. That much is getting under way and you can watch it live

:32:08.:32:12.

on the red button. Also out on Court number three, Makarova is just one

:32:13.:32:30.

game away from putting out Radwanska. Here on BBC Two and the

:32:31.:32:39.

Centre Court, next it is the 2011 champion, Novak Djokovic, against Jo

:32:40.:32:42.

Wilfried Tsonga. Of course Wimbledon is the biggest,

:32:43.:32:58.

most valuable event we have in sport. COMMENTATOR: There is the new

:32:59.:33:09.

Wimbledon champion! I am in good form, I am playing well and I want

:33:10.:33:18.

to give my best on the court. COMMENTATOR: As far as first rounds

:33:19.:33:23.

go, that is about as good as it gets. That is it, a mini classic

:33:24.:33:28.

ends 14-12. Novak Djokovic touch taken all the

:33:29.:33:46.

way and cannot quite believe he has escaped. Ace number 15 seals the

:33:47.:34:05.

victory for Jo Wilfried Tsonga. It doesn't matter really how many

:34:06.:34:08.

matches I have played on that court, it feels different, it feels

:34:09.:34:14.

very special. We are certainly going to love watching this match. The

:34:15.:34:19.

great entertainer himself, Jo Wilfried Tsonga, and the top seed

:34:20.:34:23.

here, Novak Djokovic. Here they come. And they are keeping the roof

:34:24.:34:44.

on so this match will be completed tonight. Djokovic is very much aware

:34:45.:34:49.

of the threat this man poses. What an evening of tennis we have in

:34:50.:34:55.

store. And in the company of Jimmy Connors, welcome back to Wimbledon

:34:56.:35:00.

once again. What do you think of this? Very interesting. I am old

:35:01.:35:09.

school so I think there is more to winning this Championships than just

:35:10.:35:13.

playing the tennis. This seems to take a little bit out of it, but I

:35:14.:35:21.

also understand the schedule moving along is great. My first time seeing

:35:22.:35:26.

a match with the roof closed in person so I am very excited about

:35:27.:35:32.

that. We were very excited when you won Wimbledon. How much do you

:35:33.:35:38.

remember of 1974? Take a look at this, let's enjoy this. Here we go.

:35:39.:35:47.

Look at this! I cannot do that any more, that is for sure. A much

:35:48.:35:53.

younger than me. To look back and see that that was 40 years ago, it

:35:54.:36:00.

is nice to see but it is time to get to the present now. Playing Ken,

:36:01.:36:08.

there were no easy matches against Muscles. It was great to play

:36:09.:36:15.

against him, his legacy and what he brought to tennis. I have been in

:36:16.:36:22.

that position where I was 39, playing and still trying to compete,

:36:23.:36:26.

and now I understand what he went through at that time. 1974, what

:36:27.:36:34.

does that mean to you? I think I was -2-macro months at that

:36:35.:36:35.

does that mean to you? I think I stage! -- I was -2 months. Those

:36:36.:36:59.

were fun days for me. I loved playing on the Centre Court here in

:37:00.:37:05.

front of this crowd, but now we are into a different era. The players

:37:06.:37:09.

are different and also the tennis is different. What did you make of Andy

:37:10.:37:15.

in the last match? He is going about his business very nicely, getting

:37:16.:37:22.

into the quarterfinals he also said everybody is playing well now. He

:37:23.:37:26.

will have to lift his game, no doubt. He will have to play against

:37:27.:37:33.

much tougher competition I think. He had a great two weeks last year, he

:37:34.:37:39.

knows what it is like to win now and he has raised his game. He is going

:37:40.:37:44.

about his business very quietly. He has played well, good enough to win,

:37:45.:37:51.

but now he has to lift his game to play Wimbledon championship tennis.

:37:52.:37:54.

Some great shots and great passes when it mattered, weren't there?

:37:55.:38:00.

Yes, this was the early part of the match and he did such a good job of

:38:01.:38:07.

returning Anderson's serve. In the first two sets he was only able to

:38:08.:38:15.

manage two phases. If anything, the rain delay, when Andy was up a set

:38:16.:38:20.

and a double break, it worked against Andy because Anderson had a

:38:21.:38:27.

chat with his coach. That was an incredible passing shot. He

:38:28.:38:30.

obviously worked out he needed to be more aggressive, sometimes serve and

:38:31.:38:36.

volley, try to keep the rally is shorter. From what Andy was saying,

:38:37.:38:40.

he doesn't like playing under the roof, he much prefers whipped with

:38:41.:38:45.

the elements more exposed. Interesting that he says that. I

:38:46.:38:50.

played him when the roof was closed and the conditions were different,

:38:51.:38:55.

and you explained to me that really they are not but just the feeling of

:38:56.:39:00.

being outside and what this Centre Court is about when the roof is open

:39:01.:39:06.

is something special. But I am old school and that is the way I feel.

:39:07.:39:11.

Certainly Andy Murray would like to keep the roof open but it hasn't

:39:12.:39:14.

been able to be keep the roof open but it hasn't

:39:15.:39:17.

line-up as it stands at the moment. It is interesting about the

:39:18.:39:32.

scheduling because we have heard that rain delays are nothing new but

:39:33.:39:37.

we see what matches are complete at the end of the day then formulate an

:39:38.:39:43.

order of play tomorrow. That keeps it fair for everyone. The one person

:39:44.:39:50.

who has been outspoken about that is done this last Wawrinka because he

:39:51.:39:55.

will now play three matches in three days. On Saturday they should have

:39:56.:40:04.

put him on an outside court, but they put other doubles matches on

:40:05.:40:11.

them. You can feel for him. Yes, a couple of matches in a row will be a

:40:12.:40:17.

tough task for him. He is also a professional tennis player, he needs

:40:18.:40:22.

to be in the kind of condition and shape to withstand that. That is

:40:23.:40:26.

where the roof on one hand is great for the tennis and the fans, on the

:40:27.:40:33.

other hand someone will get behind somewhere along the line. You will

:40:34.:40:36.

have to build more rooms or try to work something out but we will see

:40:37.:40:41.

how it goes. He is young and strong enough to get through and play three

:40:42.:40:48.

matches in a row. Who would be a tournament referee? What about this

:40:49.:40:53.

match here because this will be a fascinating match, Tsonga and

:40:54.:41:02.

Djokovic. Interesting to see how Djokovic's shoulder is. He

:41:03.:41:05.

definitely jarred it in the last match and we were concerned after it

:41:06.:41:12.

happened. I commentated on Tsonga's first match and he was really

:41:13.:41:17.

ordinary. He looked flat, he wasn't timing the ball well from the

:41:18.:41:21.

baseline. His second round match was very tough and he came through both

:41:22.:41:27.

matches in five sets. That is sometimes a good sign, if you can

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win when you are not playing your best, but hopefully he can step it

:41:32.:41:38.

up. I don't feel like he has got anything to lose against Djokovic.

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He has got to go out there and see what happens. In the last three

:41:46.:41:53.

meetings he has not won one set. But he knows what it is like to bring

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his game. He is also very flashy, and these guys are going to be all

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over the court. Both of them. The excitement and what they can bring

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to a match like this is pretty special. When you have the ability

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of Tsonga sometimes it is the big occasion that brings out the best in

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you. This is not big enough! The opportunity to beat Djokovic, to get

:42:25.:42:30.

to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, it is something special and if he is

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not ready for this now, too late! We are looking forward to this, a real

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treat. We had better get out of the way. Jimmy, you are on your way to

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the commentary box with John Lloyd and Andrew Castle.

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Andrew Castle: Send him in, wonderful to have him on the team.

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We are seeing Novak Djokovic, the number two seed ire whisker. On the

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left-hand side of the picture we have a semifinalist here in 2001,

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they are in the Tsonga camp. Tsonga is a real talent but a talent that

:43:18.:43:23.

sometimes likes to go its own way. Disciplined in terms of shotmaking,

:43:24.:43:29.

not always, but a threat to every opponent, he is and this is his sort

:43:30.:43:34.

of arena, a place where he has beaten Roger Federer from two sets

:43:35.:43:40.

down. This could be the match of the day.

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You want to hit it to my forehand? That is the treatment you are going

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to get. Tidy game. And it is a massive

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welcome to Jimmy Connors, hello! It is so nice to be back with the two

:45:23.:45:35.

of you again. Do you still use the T2000? I would like to spring

:45:36.:45:41.

forward but I cannot get away from all of that! Boris Becker, a man who

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knows this arena as well as you, Jimmy, working with Novak Djokovic.

:45:48.:45:52.

That was an interesting appointment. I think it has been

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good for Djokovic. Boris Becker was a great champion in his own right

:45:58.:46:02.

and I think that is underestimated, what he can bring to the table in

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that respect. John Lloyd, we were out on court for

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his second match and he didn't play anything like this. He did well to

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get through that match. There were aces all the way through that

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match, very little with them. -- very little rhythm. That is a

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good game for Tsonga, settling down, getting into the rhythm of the

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match. I cannot wait to talk to you about the Djokovic return. It is

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either you or him or Andre Agassi the best return as everybody talks

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about. Thank you for putting me into that category. No matter who is

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serving, he doesn't back up. that category. No matter who is

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not afraid to take a chance and be aggressive from the very first shot.

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Speaking of which, here comes Joe Willie. This is his stage, this is

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the worry for Djokovic. I see after the first week the brown

:48:27.:48:47.

worn patches around the baseline. Not much around the service line. It

:48:48.:48:52.

is a bit slippery around the baseline if you are defending.

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This is what happens when it hits these lines, it just stops so the

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effect is that the returner plays too early.

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SUE BARKER: Early stages of this match on the Centre Court under the

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roof, but meanwhile outside and on Court Number One Grigor Dimitrov has

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won the second set on the tie-break so now he is leading 2-1 against

:50:10.:50:22.

Mayer Argentina. And it only took one game for Makarova to put out

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Radwanska, seeded four. She is now out. Along rallied to finish on and

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that is how she went out. Makarova And, through in straight sets.

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Stanislas Wawrinka was on court today but he won in straight sets

:50:55.:50:58.

and is through but he will have to be back tomorrow for his

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fourth-round match against Lopez. He was very upset with the scheduling

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and the fact he could not finish his match on Saturday and this is what

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he had to say afterwards... We are not going to hear from him but just

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to say that he was not happy in his press conference afterwards. He

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doesn't think the schedulers have been fair to him and he faces three

:51:21.:51:26.

matches in a row. Back we go. Andrew Castle: Ace to begin the game

:51:27.:51:31.

from Tsonga. That was a good deep return there,

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took advantage of the short second serve. That is one of his best

:52:08.:52:12.

returns, that off backhand, he loves that shot.

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That is a little victory there for the French man.

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The shout was good indeed but he saw Djokovic a little late, came in

:53:25.:53:32.

behind it and was able to take the ball out of the air.

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Now we must have a look at that, Novak Djokovic has called for a

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challenge. The ball was called out. It was travelling quickly and it was

:54:47.:54:51.

right on the line. We will have another go at this point. I love

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Hawkeye, absolutely spot on. You can see the importance of this

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technology. 0-30, lose the serve... Hawkeye gives a chance to correct

:55:17.:55:19.

it. And no arguments. here. Some big forehands in that

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rally. Early stages here, they are playing

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for a place in the quarterfinal. We have had a lot of talk about female

:56:45.:56:50.

coaches of male tennis players and it is kind of a nonevent. Amelie

:56:51.:56:58.

Mauresmo coaching Andy Murray, she won Wimbledon. You were a

:56:59.:57:01.

groundbreaker in that regard, your mother was your coach, right? It is

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interesting when that first came out and I saw that, I kind of said,

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well, whatever Andy is looking for and what he expects to find out of

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everybody out there, he went to Amelie Mauresmo. Obviously she has

:57:20.:57:26.

something, or he feels she has something, that he is lacking. That

:57:27.:57:31.

combination sometimes can be very good. And the fact she is female is

:57:32.:57:36.

neither here nor there. I don't think that should make a difference

:57:37.:57:41.

at all. It is what you are looking for and who can give that to you,

:57:42.:57:46.

and deliver it in a way that you can catch onto in a hurry. If she is

:57:47.:57:52.

that person, so be it. Boris Becker working with Novak Djokovic, Stefan

:57:53.:57:57.

Edberg with Roger Federer. Even though that didn't work, the

:57:58.:58:26.

serve and volley, it still does something in the mind of Djokovic.

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He is saying, I am going to mix it up. Not a good approach shot there

:58:34.:58:45.

though. Too far back to come in on that one. Djokovic had way too much

:58:46.:58:49.

time to hit that passing shot. What a game the Serbian is putting

:58:50.:59:26.

together here. Top seed, world number two, champion here and he is

:59:27.:59:30.

seeing the serve now, feeling it. I think Tsonga is co-going to have

:59:31.:00:18.

to play more like that, he can't just stay back and be satisfied to

:00:19.:00:21.

trade shots with Djokovic, so he will have to look for a shorter ball

:00:22.:00:28.

and take advantage of it. But where do you serve?

:00:29.:00:45.

Ooh, mark that one down, a second serve return missed. Up usual.

:00:46.:01:25.

It's away. That? That is breakthrough, you are

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seeing the reason why Djokovic has won the last ten matches he has

:01:33.:01:37.

played against this opponent. He is relentless. So we are under the roof

:01:38.:01:45.

here in Centre Court. Elsewhere, oh, it is fantastic. That is quick work

:01:46.:01:49.

to get up and through the clouds earlier. That must be Heathrow

:01:50.:02:08.

airport. Djokovic seems to have effortless

:02:09.:02:14.

power. The Serb places it well, gets the speed on it but he doesn't look

:02:15.:02:17.

like he is putting a whole lot of effort in it.

:02:18.:02:30.

He took his time, nice on that forehand. Sometimes you get in, you

:02:31.:02:37.

get to feel like you need to rush a bit too quickly. He took his time

:02:38.:02:39.

nice, waiting for the opening. What would you think that Tsonga's

:02:40.:03:39.

game would be to come out in this match? I think he has to go off him.

:03:40.:03:44.

He has to be very aggressive. There is no other way.

:03:45.:04:27.

7.34, on a day that has been difficult for spectators u and the

:04:28.:04:34.

players alike, not really knowing, apart from those on Centre Court if

:04:35.:04:38.

they would get on court for sure. There you go. Heathrow. That is what

:04:39.:04:42.

is going on outside. We thought it was still raining. We have no idea.

:04:43.:04:48.

But that is Terminal 5. Heading west. You can tell the wind

:04:49.:04:53.

direction, they normally take off into the wind. That would be a

:04:54.:04:58.

nerve-wracking thing to be up in a balloon with large multiengine jets

:04:59.:05:02.

going round you, you better be sure of the wind direction. Is that

:05:03.:05:05.

Windsor Castle on the left hand side. I think it might be. Gorgeous.

:05:06.:05:12.

I can't see where the... Whether the Queen is in or not, whether she is

:05:13.:05:18.

flying the flag. Coming back across Wimbledon Common

:05:19.:05:22.

and back in to this Fourth Round match. 20 minutes play. Djokovic

:05:23.:05:30.

already in control, 5-2. Flawless from Djokovic. He is seeing the ball

:05:31.:05:36.

so big, it is timing it beautifully. Sir Richard. He likes a bit of a

:05:37.:05:42.

balloon. Andrew, you said he has won ten times in a row, so to come out,

:05:43.:05:47.

you feel comfortable against your opponent and you feel you can do no

:05:48.:05:52.

wrong, so that the way it is playing at the moment.

:05:53.:06:44.

Interestingly one of his former coaches, one of Tsonga's former

:06:45.:07:02.

coaches in the box. Keeping former players in the game very important.

:07:03.:07:07.

Out of the six new balls were brought in last game, only four have

:07:08.:07:12.

been used. There so there will be a couple of Newbies in there. Djokovic

:07:13.:07:14.

serves for the first set. Beautiful second serve. Down the

:07:15.:08:02.

middle. Serving for the set. No nervings.

:08:03.:08:04.

That had a little something extra on it.

:08:05.:09:36.

Boris Becker is pleased with his man's work. And you can understand

:09:37.:09:40.

it. Novak Djokovic went into the French Open in 2012, with a chance

:09:41.:09:46.

chance to hold all four Grand Slams simultaneously. That hadn't been

:09:47.:09:50.

done for 43 year, he finished two years in the role row as the world

:09:51.:09:54.

number one, all of this in response to Federer and Nadal who seemed to

:09:55.:09:59.

be setting new standards. They were joined by Andy Murray, and we have

:10:00.:10:05.

Jimmy Connors, a floors you time in tennis, do you agree? Yes, if you

:10:06.:10:11.

look at it, 38 of the past 40 Grand Slams have been won by four player,

:10:12.:10:18.

Murray, Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer, except for... Del Potro and

:10:19.:10:24.

Stan the man. At the veil Yanukovychian open, so when you say

:10:25.:10:28.

the big four, it really has been over the past ten years or so, but

:10:29.:10:34.

to have Murray now, enter that, legitimately. Absolutely. Jo was, so

:10:35.:10:48.

a number of players have had a go at it. Djokovic, sorry Tsonga when he

:10:49.:10:54.

got to the finals and demolished Rafael Nadal, the quarter-finals,

:10:55.:10:57.

got to the final, I think everybody thought it was only a matter of time

:10:58.:11:03.

before he won a Grand Slam title. He may do, but he just, his shot

:11:04.:11:07.

selection on big points is just not as good as the top four. He just

:11:08.:11:11.

plays the wrong shot too many time, he has the game, the weapons but

:11:12.:11:17.

mentally, not as good as the big four.

:11:18.:11:53.

Tsonga didn't hit that high forehand volley as solid as he would have

:11:54.:11:59.

liked to. Gave Djokovic a chance and he took advantage of it.

:12:00.:12:46.

He has slipped this year, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in the

:12:47.:12:52.

rankingsings, he is down -- ranks, he is down to 17th in the world. He

:12:53.:12:56.

will look that the number and he won't like it. It is the lowest he

:12:57.:13:01.

has been in three years, and he has earned the right but getting to the

:13:02.:13:04.

Fourth Roundtor, have a shot at Djokovic, but at the moment,

:13:05.:13:08.

difficult to see what he can do, apart from hold serve, and still

:13:09.:13:15.

round. So far, Djokovic impregnable. He has to be patient. Don't panic

:13:16.:13:34.

yet. There is a lot of tennis left. Ill round. So far, Djokovic

:13:35.:13:35.

impregnable. He has to be patient. That is his best shot. Backhand

:13:36.:14:47.

down-the-line. Happy or the world to know it.

:14:48.:14:52.

-- for the world to know it. The rest of his game isn't bad

:14:53.:14:54.

either. We will go at the end of this set.

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Future Wimbledon champion maybe. The difference between the two

:15:18.:15:42.

returners is on the second serve. If you watch Djokovic he will be

:15:43.:15:47.

hitting the ball forward. And Jo, his body was moving backwards when

:15:48.:15:52.

he hit it. He doesn't get the pace as Djokovic on the return.

:15:53.:16:09.

Tsonga stayed low on that forehand, went over the high part of the net.

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Timed it per#23ebg9ly. -- perfectly.

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NSMIT Djokovic, sorry Tsonga perhaps, could be in trouble with

:17:51.:17:58.

that sloppy shot at 30 love. It was a casual drop shot. Now, back to 30

:17:59.:18:00.

Al. It puts extra pressure on himself,

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doing that. He has had enough pressure against Novak.

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Exactly. That is a good game for Tsonga.

:18:22.:18:33.

Tremendous return from Djokovic. But the Frenchman gets through.

:18:34.:18:45.

SUE BARKER: So we will be back on centre a moment, bun results from

:18:46.:18:49.

elsewhere, and from, well, from Centre Court a short time ago with

:18:50.:18:55.

Andy Murray under the roof on centre, dismissing the tall south

:18:56.:19:04.

African, so he is through in three sets once again, and the defence of

:19:05.:19:09.

his title the is looking very good indeed.

:19:10.:19:19.

So Murray is through and we know will face Grigor Dimitrov, who on

:19:20.:19:29.

Court No. Umber One, the 11th seed dismissed Leonardo Mayer.

:19:30.:19:33.

So, the quarter-final has been decided. It is Dimitrov against

:19:34.:19:36.

Murray. That is one to look forward to, on Wednesday.

:19:37.:19:45.

What a summer he is having on the grass courts and no doubt will be

:19:46.:19:51.

back on centre for that quarter-final. That is where we are

:19:52.:19:52.

heading right now. The Royal Box is making a

:19:53.:20:07.

contribution led by Britain's sixth richest man, Richard Branson, he

:20:08.:20:12.

likes an arena, but he knows it is time to stop. Gus O'Donnell behind,

:20:13.:20:16.

cabinet secretary, Lord O'Donnell now. Cabinet secretary under three

:20:17.:20:21.

Prime Minister, everyone getting involved. Good. 7. 50. We have a

:20:22.:20:23.

match on hurt hands here. That is the first Irishman to

:20:24.:20:51.

captain a Ryder Cup team. Defending it at Gleneagles in September.

:20:52.:20:58.

Glad you enjoyed that. We had a great time Jimmy. He sunk the

:20:59.:21:06.

winning putt at the Belfry. Swept up in the skirt of the line

:21:07.:21:15.

judge here. At the moment Djokovic outacing

:21:16.:21:38.

Tsonga, you probably wouldn't have picked that beforehand.

:21:39.:21:57.

His body was going forward. He almost committed too early but

:21:58.:22:07.

Tsonga could never take for granted that Djokovic is out of the point.

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Be prepared for everything. UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga is challenging the

:22:11.:22:28.

call. There was so much dust and everything mixed in, this is the

:22:29.:22:33.

third match on Centre Court, if this was out, no, no well in. Plenty of

:22:34.:22:43.

chalk round. Inside the baseline too.

:22:44.:22:48.

No sign of Djokovic's fiancee this week, so far.

:22:49.:23:18.

Not in the player's box any way. Expecting in October.

:23:19.:23:30.

He had one service game where the direction of sever was not in the

:23:31.:24:11.

conners and Djokovic made him pay. That is the pressure put on the

:24:12.:24:13.

Tsonga serve. If he doesn't get the direction

:24:14.:24:22.

right, he will pay, even if he hits it hard.

:24:23.:25:10.

SUE BARKER: We are staying on Centre Court until the conclusion of this

:25:11.:25:21.

match. But here, late in the evening, many courts have been stood

:25:22.:25:24.

down now, and many of the players have been sent home, they haven't

:25:25.:25:27.

been able to complete all the matches that were scheduled on the

:25:28.:25:33.

outside courts today, we means we will start earlier tomorrow, not

:25:34.:25:38.

12.30. So if you have a ticket for tomorrow play gets underway earlier

:25:39.:25:42.

than expected. It is now at 11.30 as they try to catch up some of the

:25:43.:25:47.

Fourth Round matches and quarter-finals as well. That is the

:25:48.:25:51.

news from round, some play going on, but we are staying on centre until

:25:52.:26:03.

the end of this one. I must congratulate Katie Boulter. She beat

:26:04.:26:20.

Priscilla Hon. There you go. I'm listening. We will talk again. It is

:26:21.:26:29.

going to be a long week! So 2-3. Top seed, serving.

:26:30.:28:10.

Just crumbs from the table, isn't it for Tsonga at the moment. He has to

:28:11.:28:24.

stay patient and take care of business on his own serve, be

:28:25.:28:27.

patient on the Djokovic serve because Djokovic at the moment is

:28:28.:28:33.

being immaculate on his serve. The first serve percentage has been

:28:34.:28:36.

great and he has been backing it up so well.

:28:37.:28:45.

It might come down to the tie-breaker. He has to be patient

:28:46.:28:51.

and have the faith he will get one opportunity on the Djokovic serve,

:28:52.:28:54.

and he has to take it. Sounds easy, of course it is not.

:28:55.:29:06.

This returning is magnificent. I think he has dragged this just wide.

:29:07.:29:08.

We will check it with Hawk-Eye. Crowd understanding the importance

:29:09.:29:18.

of that. smooth. It will wear a bit of

:29:19.:30:09.

pressure on Tsonga, he has to watch out for that.

:30:10.:30:32.

It gets right back to Tsonga before he barely has a chance to breed and

:30:33.:30:38.

then the ball is on to him. He is playing well, just to stay with

:30:39.:30:40.

Djokovic in the set at the moment. Middle again, all white -- or wide?

:30:41.:31:27.

I would try to mix it up a little bit.

:31:28.:31:59.

body serving? Exactly. You have to hit the ball 130 mph every time, mix

:32:00.:32:05.

it up a little bit. It could be a big moment in this match.

:32:06.:32:36.

New balls, please. A loose shot but when you are serving to Djokovic,

:32:37.:32:46.

how are you supposed to... You say Jan him. Tsonga likes to go out

:32:47.:32:52.

wide, Djokovic has been reading that. He just sees the ball so

:32:53.:33:01.

quickly, we can see an illustration and Hawk-eye. This is Djokovic. Down

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to baseline level, the yellow ones at the back, two metres behind to

:33:10.:33:14.

receive one of the biggest serves in the game, look where he hits the

:33:15.:33:17.

second one. The ball arrives back very quickly at you. But he does not

:33:18.:33:23.

miss any. That is the thing. I like what he does, but he has to make him

:33:24.:33:30.

earn it. To miss the forehand like that, that is a pressure, but you

:33:31.:33:34.

have to overcome that pressure if you are going to stay with him.

:33:35.:33:37.

Sometimes when you stay with a player like Djokovic, there are

:33:38.:33:43.

peaks and valleys in every match, if you can weather the storm and

:33:44.:33:46.

something good may happen. But you are not going to do it by missing

:33:47.:33:55.

the first ball, you cannot do that. A set and a break, Novak Djokovic

:33:56.:34:01.

serving with new tennis balls, which he will probably be delighted about.

:34:02.:34:35.

Really putting a message out to the rest of the players in the draw,

:34:36.:34:43.

Djokovic. This is as good as it gets.

:34:44.:34:51.

This might be one of those matches, that he is so prepared and ready for

:34:52.:35:00.

everything, looking so effortless, moving well, striking the ball well.

:35:01.:35:28.

He has beaten Tsonga ten times in a row, even at the recent French Open,

:35:29.:36:23.

beating off the court in three straight sets. It is turning into a

:36:24.:36:28.

long evening for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. First things first, just got to

:36:29.:36:30.

hold. He has hit double the winners that

:36:31.:36:43.

Tsonga has so far. That is going up against someone like Tsonga, who has

:36:44.:36:48.

powerful weapons, particularly on the forehand. Djokovic 2-to-1 with

:36:49.:36:51.

the winners so far. The simplicity of his game is the

:36:52.:37:29.

spectacular thing. Technically efficient.

:37:30.:37:36.

His movement, the way his feet to move, get him in position to be able

:37:37.:37:42.

to strike the ball. It is fun to watch.

:37:43.:38:01.

Well, this is wonderful. The French have already won a football this

:38:02.:38:10.

evening. If they were to lose this one, too bad! This is simply

:38:11.:38:13.

magnificent. You have to play one of the points

:38:14.:39:26.

of your life to win it. Well said. Set point, three saved.

:39:27.:39:46.

That is about one of the only bad errors he has made. He should have

:39:47.:39:53.

moved closer in on this one, you could have made two quickstep it

:39:54.:39:57.

would have been an easy volley rather than lunging at it.

:39:58.:40:02.

Appreciated by the Centre Court. OK, can Tsonga make any sort of

:40:03.:40:22.

headway against the Djokovic serve? If they had the graphics we had I

:40:23.:40:26.

wonder if it would help. This is where Djokovic has gone on the first

:40:27.:40:32.

served to the left court. Wide 29%. Not much into the body. A lock to

:40:33.:40:38.

the Tsonga forehand. Do you think it would help, Jimmy? Any information

:40:39.:40:44.

is good information. You have to understand that. You have to look at

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who you are playing against. A guy who is so aware of everything going

:40:50.:40:55.

on, Djokovic. As soon as Tsonga starts hedging to one side, he is

:40:56.:40:58.

going to pick up on that very quickly. Wide on the right court as

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well over half the time. It is interesting, on both service boxes

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he is going to the Tsonga strength. Which then opens up the weakness,

:41:11.:41:16.

the backhand. It is fascinating. The way you should play Nadal. Jim

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Courier, people going in the forehand side to get his backhand,

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and others, as well. OK. A moment of truth, serving for a two set lead,

:41:30.:41:31.

Novak Djokovic. His racket is back and so

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well-prepared com he could have hit that any place he wanted to com he

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had that kind of time. UMPIRE: Game and second set to

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Djokovic. So match the disappointment of those break points

:43:07.:43:09.

in the previous game. Wraps it up in quick time. SUE BARKER: We will be

:43:10.:43:15.

back on Centre Court at the start of the third set, but on the outside

:43:16.:43:23.

court, the nets are going up. Some Junior double matches being played.

:43:24.:43:27.

As far as the men's and ladies games, the matches that have not

:43:28.:43:31.

been completed today, they have been sent home. An earlier start time

:43:32.:43:36.

than expected tomorrow, 11:30am play will get underway. Coverage will

:43:37.:43:44.

begin and 11:30am on BBC Two. Because of the rain, ladies

:43:45.:43:47.

quarterfinals day. Although there will be a couple of ladies

:43:48.:43:50.

quarterfinals, there will be men's matches as well. Federer and Nadal

:43:51.:43:55.

will be on the show courts as they try to catch up. A lot to look

:43:56.:43:58.

forward to tomorrow. Another busy day. Join us from 11:30am. As far as

:43:59.:44:05.

the main draw is concerned, just one match still being played. This

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fourth-round match on Centre Court. We will be staying with it right

:44:11.:44:13.

through to its conclusion. ANDREW CASTLE: ?? the last time Jo-Wilfried

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Tsonga came back from this score it was against Roger Federer in 2011.

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The quarterfinal. It is hard looking at these numbers how he will turn it

:44:27.:44:33.

around, but this is tennis. His serving statistics, 82% on his first

:44:34.:44:38.

serve and 86% on his second and doubled the winners and same and

:44:39.:44:44.

forced errors. The best two sets of tennis I have seen in the

:44:45.:44:48.

championship so far from Djokovic. He said about the appointment of

:44:49.:44:51.

Boris Becker, he is a very different player to me, but I like the way he

:44:52.:44:57.

thinks an big points. That is why Djokovic employed Boris Becker.

:44:58.:45:13.

I would like to know what he said, and how he got through to a champion

:45:14.:45:19.

like Djokovic, who had already made his mark already.

:45:20.:46:00.

Djokovic has made 20 straight quarterfinal appearances at Grand

:46:01.:46:18.

Slam level. I was having a look at the records, Jimmy. Jimmy Connors,

:46:19.:46:25.

27 consecutive quarterfinals. Federer has the record, 36. That was

:46:26.:46:35.

a mistake. The one that you lost? We have all been in a position like

:46:36.:46:38.

this when we have thought we are playing good tennis and down 2-0,

:46:39.:46:42.

you just have to stay in there and keep grinding.

:46:43.:46:50.

That is such a new thing to say. What's that? Just day in there and

:46:51.:47:02.

keep grinding. It is, and if it doesn't work you shake hands and say

:47:03.:47:03.

too good. CHUCKLES

:47:04.:47:35.

That was frightening. Give him a disbelieving look, I just

:47:36.:48:57.

hit five cannons are you in a row, and they have come back twice as

:48:58.:48:59.

fast at my feet. I noticed this against Radek step

:49:00.:49:51.

next the other day, whenever there is a bit of support for the other

:49:52.:49:55.

man, Djokovic, if he does something right, is very quick to invite in

:49:56.:49:58.

appreciation to himself. It looks to me like Tsonga, when he

:49:59.:50:30.

hits the ball, it looks like he is swinging hard at it. Novak, it

:50:31.:50:35.

doesn't, it looks like his racket is timing the ball very smooth.

:50:36.:51:04.

Djokovic giving that one away, tremendous play, great resistance

:51:05.:52:00.

from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Djokovic very happy to get, that

:52:01.:52:15.

is, as you would expect from a man who has finished two years as the

:52:16.:52:17.

world number one player. Has not won a Grand Slam that 18 months, a long

:52:18.:52:23.

time for him to wait. Had a 25 match winning streak at the beginning of

:52:24.:52:29.

the year, snapped at Melbourne Park. Nadal to tougher French Open on many

:52:30.:52:35.

occasions. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a great year with the Davis Cup,

:52:36.:52:38.

taking his country to a semifinal. The coaching box talks, Thierry

:52:39.:52:46.

Ascione. His father was the world military boxing champion. Can you

:52:47.:52:52.

imagine anybody harder than that? He had another uncle who was European

:52:53.:52:56.

boxing champion, a tough bunch. Must be from the south.

:52:57.:53:04.

Plans being changed, a late night finish here. The fourth-round

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encounter we are enjoying. We are wondering whether Tsonga can get

:53:14.:53:20.

involved in this contest. By perhaps picking up a set.

:53:21.:54:28.

Just perfection. First serves, ground strokes, volleys, passing

:54:29.:54:42.

shot, certainly returns. Every facet is working. It was not the case in

:54:43.:54:47.

the first week, Djokovic's game didn't look as well oiled. Any

:54:48.:54:51.

hangover from losing at the French Open is gone.

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I think it is also the measure of respect he has the Tsonga's game. He

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knew this was a dangerous match, potentially. His focus and the way

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he is striking the ball has gone up a level.

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Missed a return. Even at full stretch. Just did a Pyrah wept after

:55:27.:55:57.

he hung an arm out. After he makes a return, he is back in position ready

:55:58.:55:59.

for the next shot. -- piourette. If you are coaching anywhere in the

:56:00.:56:16.

world and you happen to be listening watching this, get this game out.

:56:17.:56:21.

This is a returning masterclass from the best in the business right now.

:56:22.:56:23.

Wonderful to watch, break points. Making the port so narrow for

:56:24.:56:44.

Tsonga, he is having to go from lines on the ground strokes.

:56:45.:56:49.

Just wondering if it has the right compression, maybe if it is a bit

:56:50.:58:19.

flat, comparing it. Did not like the feel of it off the strings. Maybe

:58:20.:58:26.

just show this to the umpire. How can you miss Carlos?

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That is high and wide. Just a bit outside.

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ANDREW CASTLE: Well done, Tsonga! Courage under-fire.

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There's not many times somebody will return like that against you and you

:59:24.:59:28.

are going to come through the game. That keeps the match alive and we

:59:29.:59:30.

are delighted. That's the scene outside. Wimbledon

:59:31.:59:40.

Common, with the windmill there. There is a nice cafe there and a

:59:41.:59:47.

massive horse! They go patrolling around Wimbledon Common on it. I

:59:48.:59:51.

don't know what its name is, but it is mammoth. Coming back into Centre

:59:52.:00:00.

and Court 1, play going on here. Didn't Tsonga do well, Jimmy

:00:01.:00:05.

Connors? JIMMY CONNORS: It is amazing the

:00:06.:00:11.

shots he has to come up with to stay in a game like that. That's not

:00:12.:00:17.

going to play well with Novak. He was up 15-40, he had an opportunity

:00:18.:00:21.

to break serve and to hold serve and get this match over with. So, it

:00:22.:00:25.

will be interesting to see how he comes out and plays this game after

:00:26.:00:27.

maybe a little bit of a let down. Fairly new relationship, is it?

:00:28.:00:30.

Enjoying the tennis. UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga is challenging the

:00:31.:02:16.

call. Right baseline, it was called good.

:02:17.:02:18.

ANDREW CASTLE: I think he thinks it is probably in, but he will have a

:02:19.:02:24.

check. Caught the line. Worth a look.

:02:25.:02:49.

Here's some excitement for Tsonga. He is getting his motor running here

:02:50.:03:08.

at 30-30. That's the single-handed backhand.

:03:09.:04:35.

He likes hitting it. If he has no time to think about it, he hits it

:04:36.:04:42.

quite well. That was top of the net. Close to earning a break-point.

:04:43.:05:23.

The Frenchman has turned up the heat on his ground strokes. It's knocked

:05:24.:05:29.

Djokovic three or four foot back behind the baseline.

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UMPIRE: Game, Djokovic. New balls, please.

:05:47.:06:37.

JIMMY CONNORS: That was a good game by Tsonga. Strong returning, good

:06:38.:06:42.

effort. JOHN LLOYD: The previous game when

:06:43.:06:50.

Tsonga hit the net and Djokovic missed it and the crowd clapped, he

:06:51.:06:54.

gave a sarcastic clap at the crowd. His reaction here, he is looking at

:06:55.:06:57.

this section of the crowd, not looking up at his box. It's a

:06:58.:07:02.

message that. I think he found last year's final

:07:03.:07:26.

quite overwhelming. I agree. With the support in here, I have never

:07:27.:07:33.

heard anything like it. Last year's support was overwhelming.

:07:34.:07:51.

CROWD: Come on, Jo. UMPIRE: Mr Tsonga is challenging the

:07:52.:07:57.

call. Mr Tsonga has one challenge

:07:58.:08:07.

remaining. JIMMY CONNORS: He wants to end it

:08:08.:08:37.

here. He doesn't want to crowd to get behind Tsonga.

:08:38.:09:14.

Yes, he is beginning to orchestrate the thousands that are still here in

:09:15.:09:32.

Centre Court. Break-point saved on his previous service game. 0-30

:09:33.:09:39.

here. Back at 30-30. Come on, give us some more tennis, they are

:09:40.:09:41.

saying! That point didn't last long. Those

:09:42.:10:46.

wearing a Union Jack are supporting the Frenchman! The crowd love it.

:10:47.:10:51.

They want to see more. The quality of tennis has been at a high level

:10:52.:10:55.

from both players and they are in for a long night if they can make it

:10:56.:11:09.

happen. And Djokovic with a little bit of sportsmanship there. An

:11:10.:11:16.

amazing standard of tennis, John? Tsonga is having to play ridiculous

:11:17.:11:21.

points here just to hold his serve and that is the sort of pressure

:11:22.:11:25.

that Djokovic is throwing out at him time after time. These returns are

:11:26.:11:33.

coming back deep into the corner and one break in each set, almost had a

:11:34.:11:38.

break there. I think Tsonga is playing brilliantly and he is two

:11:39.:11:41.

sets to love down, that's the problem. He is happy to go toe to

:11:42.:11:46.

toe with the younger man by a couple of years. He is happy to get under

:11:47.:11:53.

the Serbian's skin. Do you think the crowd are beginning to get under

:11:54.:11:59.

Novak's skin a bit? Just a little bit. This is what they want, Jimmy!

:12:00.:12:05.

That is what they are out there for. They expect that, the fans expect it

:12:06.:12:10.

and they are giving them one heck of a show right now.

:12:11.:13:02.

UMPIRE: Out. Mr Tsonga is challenging the call, right near

:13:03.:13:09.

side line, the ball was called out. He's enjoying himself now. 6ft 2in

:13:10.:14:18.

and 200lb of him looking to get that forehand into play.

:14:19.:14:37.

Still break-point. mind, is it not?

:14:38.:16:21.

Fist pump to the crowd again. How are those two break-points that

:16:22.:16:28.

Djokovic has just played? Tsonga has picked up his game. Novak

:16:29.:17:20.

had better get the crowd out of his mind and get back to business if he

:17:21.:17:22.

wants to end this in three. CYAN CYAN That was -- that was so

:17:23.:17:31.

well placed. That is a big hold and a big roar to

:17:32.:18:33.

go with it! Top seed here and playing like it.

:18:34.:18:41.

He's a tightly coiled spring. It's the second week of Wimbledon. It's

:18:42.:18:49.

when the best players play their best tennis. That is the show we are

:18:50.:18:52.

getting right now from these two. The only thing he is not doing is

:18:53.:20:07.

beating his chest! That was really pumped up from Tsonga. Tremendous

:20:08.:20:18.

stuff. He came in to the senior game with such a pedigree. He was number

:20:19.:20:22.

two in the world. He won the US Open. Injured parties played havoc

:20:23.:20:27.

with his first few years as a professional - shoulder, back,

:20:28.:20:31.

abdominal injuries. He exploded on to the scene, Tsonga, in 2007. He

:20:32.:20:35.

came to Queen's Club and he beat Hewitt. A lot of us hadn't heard of

:20:36.:20:41.

him in the UK. It wasn't a surprise to him that he would beat such a

:20:42.:20:45.

celebrated man on the lawns of Queen's Club. Since then,

:20:46.:20:53.

consistently top ten. His game and his personality, charismatic, he

:20:54.:20:56.

brings more to the court than just the tennis. I happen to like that.

:20:57.:21:00.

It involves the crowd, like you see right now. His tennis is at such a

:21:01.:21:05.

high level now, playing against the number one player in the world and,

:21:06.:21:10.

you know, a little smile here and there doesn't hurt and he's made the

:21:11.:21:17.

crowd a part of this match and they are loving it.

:21:18.:21:21.

Well, we need it back! Thank you. A reminder that we are playing indoors

:21:22.:23:26.

here. No worries about natural light and the sun going down.

:23:27.:23:35.

There's no such thing as a three-quarter shot from Tsonga. He

:23:36.:23:51.

is hitting the cover off every ball when it comes to him.

:23:52.:23:57.

He might just pick up a set, that is something that he hasn't done in two

:23:58.:24:14.

years against Djokovic. They just played at the French Open in front

:24:15.:24:18.

of a passionate French crowd. He got six games. He is throwing the

:24:19.:24:23.

kitchen sink at Djokovic. It is fun to watch.

:24:24.:25:30.

He moved well to get around to hit that forehand.

:25:31.:26:05.

Tsonga leads 6-5. Tsonga, at least, will get a

:26:06.:26:57.

tie-break out of this set. 6-5 to him.

:26:58.:27:02.

SUE BARKER: Thrilling tennis on Centre Court late in the evening. We

:27:03.:27:05.

are staying here on BBC Two right the way through until the conclusion

:27:06.:27:09.

of the match. Look at that, the sunset here this evening. It has not

:27:10.:27:13.

been very good weatherwise, but that is a lovely end to the day and we

:27:14.:27:18.

are enjoying watching this match on Centre Court and Djokovic coming out

:27:19.:27:21.

to stay in this third set. ANDREW CASTLE: A lovely sky, indeed.

:27:22.:27:34.

A bruising encounter in here and a strengthening one. If Djokovic comes

:27:35.:27:37.

through this in straight sets, he has hit his straps, hasn't he?

:27:38.:27:44.

JOHN LLOYD: Tsonga has thrown everything at him. In the first two

:27:45.:27:48.

set, it was beyond belief. Tsonga has had to raise his game to his

:27:49.:27:57.

limits. He is holding form here. It is very quick-fire tennis. Not many

:27:58.:28:01.

rallies going, but the first strike from both players is just awesome.

:28:02.:28:07.

We always look to the Royal Box here. It is going to just die out

:28:08.:28:20.

before it gets there. It is nice and full up there in the best seats.

:28:21.:28:35.

JIMMY CONNORS: Aces are rolling off their rackets. 13 for Djokovic, 16

:28:36.:28:40.

for Tsonga. UMPIRE: Game, Djokovic. 6-6, third

:28:41.:29:57.

set, tie-break. Both players receive one additional challenge. Strong

:29:58.:30:01.

work at 5-6 from Djokovic. Four straight points and into a tie-break

:30:02.:30:03.

we go. 9.00pm on the second Monday of the

:30:04.:30:12.

Championships. A place in the quarterfinal is at stake.

:30:13.:30:18.

It is tough to figure out what to do when you don't have a chance to make

:30:19.:31:39.

contact! Let's see if Novak steps in and

:31:40.:31:50.

takes a chance on the second serve. This was a nasty surprise. Hold on a

:31:51.:32:28.

second. He rolled the other day, when he fell over against Gilles

:32:29.:32:32.

Simon, when he was in complete control of the match, no problems at

:32:33.:32:38.

all. He rolled over and put his left hand down and clasped at that part

:32:39.:32:40.

of his arm. The first we have seen of it

:32:41.:32:43.

tonight. It can't have been hurting too bad!

:32:44.:33:05.

It is a strange time for it to hurt when somebody gets a net cord

:33:06.:33:10.

against you. Everything hurts more when that happens.

:33:11.:33:22.

Nothing against serve yet. First six points even.

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Ooh, that is a train down the centre! 133mph.

:34:14.:34:46.

If Tsonga can nick one of these next two points, he will have a set-point

:34:47.:34:59.

on his own serve. That's difficult to do.

:35:00.:35:15.

from where he was. He was smart to take that out of the air instead of

:35:16.:35:17.

letting it bounce. What a serve again. Good serving.

:35:18.:35:33.

Unbelievable. Talk about Hawk-Eye. Becker looking

:35:34.:35:46.

at his man there! It's match-point. Hold on. This has to be a challenge.

:35:47.:36:21.

He's taking the applause. So is Boris. Is Jo-Wilfried not

:36:22.:36:31.

challenging? That's a surprise. Was this in? Or not? Immediately,

:36:32.:36:38.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga challenged it. UMPIRE: Mr Djokovic is challenging

:36:39.:36:43.

the call right nearside line. The ball was called out. It was called

:36:44.:36:50.

out. It was overruled by the umpire. It was in. It's all over! I think we

:36:51.:36:59.

have just seen one of the greatest returns of all time.

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UMPIRE: Game, set and match, Djokovic.

:37:04.:37:17.

Wow! What did you say, Jimmy Connors, right before that second

:37:18.:37:27.

serve? I have got memory lapse! Take a chance, step in and rip it! Right.

:37:28.:37:36.

You have to look at the second serve, you have to give it a go.

:37:37.:37:40.

Great from both players. The level of tennis out there, three sets to

:37:41.:37:44.

love for Djokovic, but the level was such high quality. It was great to

:37:45.:37:46.

watch. So, it is quite a late-night finish.

:37:47.:38:05.

Not too bad. 9.08pm. Many would have been delighted to have seen a fourth

:38:06.:38:09.

set there and to see more tennis. It was so entertaining. When he was

:38:10.:38:16.

challenged, Djokovic, he played a perfect game each time. Four

:38:17.:38:19.

straight points to go into the breaker. A perfect breaker. Finished

:38:20.:38:23.

with a backhand return that is unplayable. He's played himself into

:38:24.:38:31.

form over these first four matches. It was majestic, really. He knew

:38:32.:38:39.

that this was the most dangerous match in this section of the draw.

:38:40.:38:43.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's level just rose. It had to. It was an

:38:44.:38:48.

outstanding performance. Here we go. Split. Bang! He was pulled out of

:38:49.:38:54.

court there. His flexibility. He is such an elite mover. Of course, he's

:38:55.:39:03.

quite happy. To demonstrate the spirit that has taken him to and

:39:04.:39:08.

Serbia to Davis Cup victory and he's won everything in the game,

:39:09.:39:11.

including Wimbledon. He is going to be a handful into the second week.

:39:12.:39:20.

What didn't we know(?) Whoever wins the next match is going to be 0 and

:39:21.:39:27.

9 against him. He is talking to Phil Jones.

:39:28.:39:29.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a tremendous player. You knew you were going to

:39:30.:39:35.

have to take it up a notch and it looked like you did? Especially in

:39:36.:39:39.

the third set, he started to serve very well, very efficient, very

:39:40.:39:45.

strong, so he was very hard to get the return back in play. I saved a

:39:46.:39:50.

couple of break-points from 4-3 in third set, it was important to hang

:39:51.:39:53.

in there, get into the tie-break. The tie-break, we both served well.

:39:54.:39:57.

I got an opportunity on 6-5 second serve, I used it and played a great

:39:58.:40:02.

match. That last point, fantastic return, but what was the discussion

:40:03.:40:08.

at the end, confusion? Yes, I thought the line umpire called it

:40:09.:40:14.

in. He actually did, but there was an overrule, the chair umpire called

:40:15.:40:17.

it out so I challenged then. It was good, luckily for me. Overall, the

:40:18.:40:22.

performance you delivered today, give us your assessment of how good

:40:23.:40:26.

you feel in yourself. You hurt your shoulder the other day. Is that OK?

:40:27.:40:33.

Yes, yes. Feeling good. Had two days off. Could recover a little bit. The

:40:34.:40:41.

first week I had a couple of tough matches, especially against

:40:42.:40:46.

Stepanek. It is helpful to win in straight sets and looking forward to

:40:47.:40:50.

next challenge. How significant is it that you have your match in and

:40:51.:40:55.

you are through to the next round? Yes, my opponent in the next round

:40:56.:41:00.

finished, Cilic, so we are both going to have same conditions. Rest

:41:01.:41:05.

of the guys, especially in the bottom half, there's a lot of

:41:06.:41:10.

matches that were cancelled, but that's London, that's Wimbledon. It

:41:11.:41:15.

is very unpredictable weather. I was scheduled on Centre Court, where we

:41:16.:41:19.

have a roof, and we are looking forward. All the players, we are

:41:20.:41:23.

looking forward to seeing Court 1 have a roof and I am sure it will

:41:24.:41:27.

help with the schedule. One quick word on your next opponent, Marin

:41:28.:41:32.

Cilic. You have a 9 and 0 record against him. Does that count for

:41:33.:41:36.

anything at this point? It plays maybe a little bit in my advantage,

:41:37.:41:42.

mentally. Not significantly. When he started working with Goran, he has

:41:43.:41:45.

improved a lot, especially his improved a lot, especially his

:41:46.:41:49.

serve, which is a weapon on this surface. So, he won against Berdych,

:41:50.:41:55.

against Chardy, straight sets, both matches. Starting to feel really

:41:56.:41:59.

comfortable. Played a couple of years ago. Last year, the finals in

:42:00.:42:04.

Queen's and won a title so he knows how to play on grass and he has

:42:05.:42:08.

nothing to lose. I look forward to a tough one. Well done today. Thank

:42:09.:42:12.

you. SUE BARKER: Tsonga was getting

:42:13.:42:16.

better all the time. The crowd were wanting a fourth set. You can never

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ever count this man out. He just has the ability to raise his game when

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it matters. And that is what it meant to him, that shot, before

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Novak Djokovic coming through a very tricky opponent in Jo-Wilfried

:42:30.:42:32.

Tsonga and producing what must be the shot of the tournament, that

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final return. Yes! The ultimate competitor, he is the top seed, many

:42:40.:42:43.

people's favourite and you wouldn't count against him with the tennis

:42:44.:42:46.

and the belief that he's shown out on Centre Court today. There we go.

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Djokovic through to the quarterfinals once again. So, this

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is the scene here at Wimbledon, the Centre Court has now closed as well

:43:02.:43:08.

and we are staying on BBC2 until 9.30pm, Police Under Pressure will

:43:09.:43:12.

be shown after this programme, so shown at 9.30pm. It wasn't the

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police under pressure, it was Djokovic under pressure in that

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third set. You felt that it was beginning to turn, Tim? Very much

:43:24.:43:28.

so. You get scenario like that when you are down two sets to love, as

:43:29.:43:32.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was, he didn't have much to lose, playing the top

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seed. But down two sets to love, you felt that he was going to let it all

:43:37.:43:40.

hang out, he was going to go for everything and he did. He started to

:43:41.:43:44.

serve much more consistently and he was probably serving bigger as the

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match went on. So, when Djokovic was down 3-4 and 15-40, you thought

:43:50.:43:54.

there could be a fourth set coming up. Sign of a great champion. He hit

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an ace down the middle and then won the next point to get back and hold

:44:00.:44:02.

his serve. Got through to tie-break and they both played well. Talk

:44:03.:44:08.

about coming up with the goods. We were sitting here, we couldn't

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believe it, could we? Here it is. It is a big second serve as well from

:44:13.:44:18.

Tsonga. And you can see by his reaction at that stage, Djokovic

:44:19.:44:21.

thinks that's done and dusted. As he gets to the umpire's chair, he

:44:22.:44:27.

realises that Tsonga has challenged the call and you can see the angle

:44:28.:44:31.

and the pace that he hits it. Amazingly, it was called out by the

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umpire, which, again, umpires are only meant to intervene if they

:44:36.:44:39.

think it's a clear mistake. Luckily for him, that is the beauty of

:44:40.:44:43.

Hawk-Eye, he can say hang on a minute, I thought Tsonga was

:44:44.:44:46.

challenging the call, it was Djokovic that challenged and then

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they can go to the replay and it goes to show that the matches can be

:44:51.:44:55.

decided by such fine margins and on the edge of the line there, if that

:44:56.:44:59.

were a correct, if that was the call that the umpire went with, it is 6-6

:45:00.:45:06.

but Hawk-Eye intervened. He is looking very good. His 21 -- 21st

:45:07.:45:17.

consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. It is not only the consistency of

:45:18.:45:22.

his performance when you look at the players that they are coming up

:45:23.:45:26.

against, the standards get tougher all the time. There is also the

:45:27.:45:29.

physical element that they don't have any niggles or injuries, or

:45:30.:45:33.

something that gets in the way of that performance and then you

:45:34.:45:38.

reflect on Federer made all the semifinals and when he did lose

:45:39.:45:42.

before, he was still in the quarterfinals for 36 Slams or

:45:43.:45:47.

something ridiculous and he's also played 60 consecutive Grand Slams

:45:48.:45:53.

which is just amazing. I think it's testament to their training

:45:54.:45:57.

techniques, how fit they are, how well they recover and Djokovic

:45:58.:46:01.

doesn't look like losing any time soon. Well, I was going to say, how

:46:02.:46:06.

can Cilic hurt him, and can he? You look at their head-to-head. He's

:46:07.:46:12.

played nine, lost nine, Cilic. Djokovic mentioned it, Cilic has got

:46:13.:46:19.

Goran in his corner now. He will need to have a gameplay on how he

:46:20.:46:26.

can put Djokovic under pressure. Well, earlier today, on Centre

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Court, Andy Murray was in action, a straight-sets victory over Kevin

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Anderson. It was an impressive victory.

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MARK PETCHEY: The rain, has for the moment, passed.

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That brings a smile to Sir Alex's face.

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UMPIRE: Game, Murray. A double break it duly is.

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UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, play is suspended.

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JOHN MCENROE: It is hard not to get down if you are Kevin Anderson.

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Murray is in control. That is the shot of the tournament

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so far! He's played far better since the roof has been closed.

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The seventh successive year he's through to the quarterfinals at

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Wimbledon. SUE BARKER: It was another victory.

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Four victories in straight sets. Andy Murray will face Grigor

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Dimitrov. Let's hear what he had to say after the match. He spoke to

:48:14.:48:19.

Lee. For 51 weeks, you have been the Wimbledon Champion. You have got the

:48:20.:48:22.

trophy. It's getting to that point where it can be yours again. It

:48:23.:48:26.

might go to someone else. Do you feel a sense of ownership that this

:48:27.:48:29.

is mine, I don't want somebody else's hands on it, when you have

:48:30.:48:34.

it, does it feel like it is yours? To be honest, I don't feel like it's

:48:35.:48:40.

something that anyone can take away from me. I think when you finish

:48:41.:48:45.

playing, you look back and you have won Wimbledon. For me, trying to win

:48:46.:48:50.

Wimbledon again, I know what it was like last year and that is enough

:48:51.:48:53.

motivation for me, whether I am defending the tournament or not. If

:48:54.:49:00.

I lose in the next round, or and come back the next year, I will

:49:01.:49:03.

still be as motivated regardless of whether I am defending the

:49:04.:49:07.

tournament. This event means a lot to me. I will try my best to win

:49:08.:49:11.

again. Six days or three matches, does it feel like there is a

:49:12.:49:16.

countdown clock? Or do you, as all athletes say, take it one step at a

:49:17.:49:20.

time? Well, you know there's nine sets, you win nine sets, you win the

:49:21.:49:24.

tournament from now. You need to play each one at a time. Different

:49:25.:49:30.

opponents. Different pressures. Different game styles. So you go out

:49:31.:49:35.

opponents. Different pressures. there and, for me, it will be on

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Wednesday and I will try to execute a game plan and hopefully play a

:49:40.:49:44.

good match. I will try my best. Thank you very much. Thank you.

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SUE BARKER: It was a very impressive performance from Andy. Another

:49:50.:49:53.

impressive performance? He has been faultless so far in this tournament.

:49:54.:49:58.

For Anderson coming on to Centre Court, it was a great opportunity,

:49:59.:50:02.

but you felt that Andy's experience would shine through and he did so

:50:03.:50:06.

well to get off to a good start and as the match progressed, it was

:50:07.:50:11.

harder after the rain delay. Andy was up a set and a double break and

:50:12.:50:15.

then if anything, Anderson changed his game. Andy was able to regain

:50:16.:50:22.

the rhythm and again, to get another straight-sets victory is fantastic.

:50:23.:50:25.

It's been a bit tricky with some of the rain delays. He will be

:50:26.:50:28.

delighted to keep his side of the draw moving through. You see him hit

:50:29.:50:32.

shots like this, you think of the shot Djokovic hit on match-point,

:50:33.:50:38.

there are very few players that has the dexterity to hit those shots.

:50:39.:50:43.

You don't know what is coming next. You can't teach it. Oh! He's hit the

:50:44.:50:54.

ball so cleanly from the baseline. He's been flattening out the

:50:55.:50:58.

backhand. You see Anderson coming to the net there on a good approach

:50:59.:51:02.

shot and you don't think there is any way that he is going to lose

:51:03.:51:06.

that point, but Murray is able to find the lines. His defensive skills

:51:07.:51:12.

are so good. Oh! Again, he's got an impressive highlights reel after

:51:13.:51:16.

this match. So, Andy Murray is safely through. Let's show you

:51:17.:51:21.

briefly what happened over on Grigor Dimitrov's court, he was up against

:51:22.:51:25.

Leonardo Mayer. He won the first set. This is what happened at the

:51:26.:51:33.

end of the second set. We join it at 3-3 all and commentary is from Peter

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Fleming and Andrew Cotter. PETER FLEMING: That will cost you.

:51:37.:52:02.

He needs to be a bit more conservative, perhaps.

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ANDREW COTTER: Dimitrov's turn to err. In a tie-break, every mistake

:52:22.:52:36.

is exaggerated. That is the sort of rally that you would have thought

:52:37.:52:40.

one of the top guys wouldn't have missed. That is why they are the

:52:41.:52:44.

best, though. That call is good and Dimitrov is

:52:45.:53:35.

not challenging. He absolutely crushed that forehand.

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UMPIRE: Mr Mayer is challenging the call. An immediate challenge here

:53:40.:53:57.

from Leonardo Mayer. It's either a clean ace or a fault.

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Not by much. UMPIRE: Second serve. That was to

:54:04.:54:09.

produce a set-point. Oh, great work by Dimitrov. A really

:54:10.:54:37.

deftly hit set-up pass if you will. Attempting to keep the ball low. He

:54:38.:54:44.

did. So, Dimitrov with the serve and with a point for a two-set lead.

:54:45.:54:58.

Was it out? No! The challenge will come from Mayer.

:54:59.:55:04.

UMPIRE: Mr Mayer is challenging the call. He has nothing to lose there.

:55:05.:55:09.

That ball hung in the air for an age. He is sitting down already. He

:55:10.:55:15.

is either back out of his chair, or - get back out of your chair! I

:55:16.:55:20.

thought it looked wide. What do you know? Dimitrov thought I

:55:21.:55:32.

have a two-set lead, this is all grand and Hawk-Eye says otherwise.

:55:33.:55:37.

Worth another look, that one. It was a difficult one. Mayer hit it

:55:38.:55:49.

so well. Dimitrov had to wait for it. No, he didn't quite get it.

:55:50.:56:03.

He will have another set-point. This time - 133mph that serve. It is

:56:04.:56:13.

reasonably cool out there now. Oh dear. Well, Dimitrov has the set.

:56:14.:56:49.

A sad way for Mayer to see it go after fighting and scrapping so hard

:56:50.:56:57.

in the set and in the tie-break. That will do, says Roger Rashid.

:56:58.:57:03.

SUE BARKER: Some tremendous tennis there. From there, it was all Grigor

:57:04.:57:07.

Dimitrov. He dominated the third set, winning it 6-2. That is how he

:57:08.:57:09.

finished it off. So he set, winning it 6-2. That is how he

:57:10.:57:14.

the last eight here for the first time. Such a great talent and such a

:57:15.:57:19.

wonderful summer he's enjoying here on the grass having won at Queen's.

:57:20.:57:26.

So, we are all set up for a quarterfinal, Dimitrov-Murray, it

:57:27.:57:29.

was what we were hoping for? Absolutely. There are sections of

:57:30.:57:32.

the draw that are panning out as people would have hoped. And that

:57:33.:57:37.

was one of the match-ups. He's played fantastic well to win the

:57:38.:57:41.

tournament at Queen's. He will be full of confidence. Murray will know

:57:42.:57:44.

it will be another tough challenge for him. I do see Murray

:57:45.:57:48.

progressing. Such a talented player, Dimitrov? He is. He is the future of

:57:49.:57:54.

the men's game. He is starting to produce these types of results in

:57:55.:57:58.

the biggest events. We will see more of him. We saw how Dimitrov got

:57:59.:58:03.

through, but let's show you other results. There are plenty of results

:58:04.:58:06.

on our BBC website as well. Dimitrov in three sets. Stanislas

:58:07.:58:17.

Wawrinka through in three sets against Denis Istomin. Kei Nishikori

:58:18.:58:27.

finished off his match. He beat Bolelli 6-4 in the fifth set. In the

:58:28.:58:37.

Ladies' Championship, Eugenie Bouchard defeated Alize Cornet.

:58:38.:58:58.

Yaraslava Shvedova got through because Madison Keys had to retire.

:58:59.:59:05.

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova beat Caroline Wozniacki and Lucie

:59:06.:59:09.

Safarova came through against the qualifier. As I said, we are on the

:59:10.:59:14.

air earlier tomorrow at 11.30am on BBC Two. Look at this for the order

:59:15.:59:21.

of play on Centre Court. On Court 1, it is good over there as

:59:22.:59:33.

well. Roger Federer is first on court against Robredo.

:59:34.:59:35.

That is it from us. It's been a very busy day, plenty to look forward to.

:59:36.:59:43.

If you are tuning in for The Culture Show, that will be shown at 10.00pm

:59:44.:59:45.

tomorrow. Bye-bye.

:59:46.:59:51.

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